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PALACES AND DWELLING HOUSES

Spoleto differs from many other ancient towns because of the presence of a number of noble palaces that, in particular between the 17th and 18th centuries, further embellished the medieval town, modifying its plant with new piazzas and elegant façades.
Named after the noble families which commissioned them, they reflect the wealth and power that those families reached in the early modern times.

Town Hall

The original core of the building dates to the 13th century, but the Town Hall now shows its 18th-century aspect, the result of a number of remakes due to earthquakes and merging of next-by buildings.
The only original feature remaining...

Palazzo Racani Arroni

Built in the early 16th century, it originally belonged to the Racanis, an illustrious local family; at the turn of the 17th century it passed onto the Brancaleoni and Arroni families. It flanks the right side of the staircase that goes dow...

Palazzo Leti Sansi

It was built in the early 17th century and replaced the Palazzo del Podestà. A finely carved portal leads to the stone paving of the ground floor, possibly obtained with the remains of the previous building.
The Piano Nobile maintains v...

Palazzo Mauri

The property of the Mauri family, who started its construction in the early 17th century, it stands at the intersection of via Brignone and via dell’Arco di Druso, in the heart of the city, close to the former Roman Forum.
The rooms at...

Palazzo Ancaiani

The building was erected in the second half of the 17th century by the noble family hailing from the castle of Ancaiano, that had moved to town during the 13th century. The lower façade is coated in stone, while on the first floor, nicely d...

Palazzo Collicola

Palazzo Collicola, one of Spoleto’s most important noble buildings, is nowadays home to an art collection on two different exhibiting levels.

The Noble Apartment at the first floor is a remarkable sample of 18th-century noble res...

Casa Menotti

The 15th-century building, once Casa Fabricolosi, features visible stones and a terracotta loggia at the upper floor. Once the property of Festival of Two Worlds’ founder Gian Carlo Menotti, today it hosts the Festival Of Two Worlds’ Docume...

Villa Redenta

Created on the remains of a Roman settlement, the villa was built in the 16th century on commission by the Spoletan Martorelli noble family.
The building features a main body with two corner towers and underwent modifications in the 18...