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Palazzo Caracciolo di Melissano

  • Visit: about 50 min
Palazzo Caracciolo di Melissano
Photo: IlSistemone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

A late 16th-century palazzo on the little hill of San Potito, formed from a group of town houses.

On the little hill of San Potito, near the Archaeological Museum, Palazzo Caracciolo di Melissano dates back to 1582, when the Carafa granted a plot to Scipione De Majo, who built a town house there.The palazzo was formed by joining several houses; it later took its name from the Caracciolo di Melissano. Next door are Palazzo Solimena and Palazzo Zona.

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