Palaces, Villas and Castles

The first treasure connected to the city of Viterbo is the wonderful Palace of the Popes. The origins of the Palace of the Popes are very ancient and… Read the rest

The Royal Palace of Naples was founded in the seventeenth century to house the Kings of Spain, on commission of the Spanish Viceroyalty, but since the… Read the rest

The Castel Sant’Elmo is one of the most important examples of military architecture of the ‘500, is the largest in the city, is built with… Read the rest

The Castel Capuano is, after the Castel dell’Ovo, the oldest in Naples and was also the seat of the civil and criminal sections of the Court of… Read the rest

Castel Nuovo, better known as Maschio Angioino, is a medieval and renaissance castle built at the behest of Charles I of Anjou in 1266, after having d… Read the rest

Built between 1891 and 1905 on pre-existing medieval ruins, the Bonoris Castle is one of the most important examples of neo-Gothic style architecture… Read the rest

Situated on top of the hill where the inhabited centre of Rocca Imperiale extends, the castle was built by Frederick II of Swabia, presumably in 1221,… Read the rest

The Norman/Swabian castle of Morano Calabro, built in 1064 at the behest of Robert Guiscard on the remains of an ancient Roman tower, enlarged in 1191… Read the rest

The first certain news about a fortress built in Castrovillari date back to the last period of the Angevins’ domination and are found in two man… Read the rest

The Norman Swabian castle of Cosenza represents the most significant monument of the City of Bruzi, ancient people of Italic lineage, who inhabited al… Read the rest