Portici (Italian: [ˈpɔrtitʃi]; Neapolitan: Puortece [ˈpwortə(t)ʃə]) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples in Campania, Italy.

To the south east is Ercolano, formerly Resina, which occupies the site of ancient Herculaneum.

Charles III of Spain, King of Naples and Sicily, built a royal palace in the town between 1738 and 1748.

After Garibaldi defeated the Bourbons in 1860, the palace was turned into the Portici botanic gardens and the Royal Higher School of Agriculture.

[3][4] In March 2008, Boeing opened a research centre for advanced materials under an agreement with the Italian aerospace company Alenia.