San Leucho - District of Caserta, located at 3, 5 km to the northwest of the city center. It lies at an altitude of 145 meters above sea level and formed around an ancient silk factory - a World Heritage Site. The name of the district was named after the Church of St. Letsiya, once stood here.

In 1750, the year King Charles VII of Naples, on the advice of his minister Bernardo Tanuchchi chose this place for the realization of extraordinary social and technological experiment - the introduction of a model of production based on technological innovation and the needs of workers. Before that, there was a hunting lodge of the family Acquaviva now restored and known as the Palazzo del Belvedere. Belvedere from Italian means "beautiful view" - hence really in good weather offers stunning views of Naples Bay and the islands of Capri and Ischia.

For the first time San Leucho was a holiday destination with the royal hunting grounds, and an aqueduct that was used to take stock of water to the palace of Reggia di Caserta .  The son of Charles VII, Ferdinand I, built the own hunting residence - he was an experienced hunter and did not like the glitter and glamor of the palace everyday .  And here is Karl Ferdinand founded the silk factory .  Later, around it were built industrial buildings and homes, which was unusual for Europe at the end of the 18th century .  The architect of the project was Francesco Kollechini - he established a noisy looms next to the royal apartments, and the living room has turned into a chapel for the workers .  For them were built houses, and soon the whole area turned into an industrial town, which in 1789 was a kind of royal colony of silk production .  Members of the colony used in their work the most advanced technology, well-known in Europe, and enjoyed certain privileges .  For example, they have social security contributions, retirement and the right to free secondary education .  King even tried to turn the colony into a real town called Ferdinandopoli, but this project has not been implemented because of the invasion of the French troops .  Despite this San Leucho continued to develop during the reign of Napoleon . 

The legacy of King Ferdinand is alive to this day: the local silk and textile production provides its products to elite foreign customers like Buckingham Palace, the White House, Palazzo Quirinale and Palazzo Chigi. On the main square of San Leucho - Piazza della Seta - views of the same Palazzo del Belvedere, which adjoin the housing factory. To the palace staircase, which ends at the Church of San Ferdinando Re, built in the 18th century.

Part of the Palazzo del Belvedere, now given over to the exhibition dedicated to the life and the life of the royal family. In other areas of the Museum of silk with old looms and other tools. Since 1999, the festival is held here Leuchana designed to promote San Leucho and its magnificent park.