The palace was the first true palace in L’Aquila, marking the transition from medieval houses to Renaissance palaces, and is one of the symbols of 15th-century L’Aquila. It features splendid courtyards, colonnaded halls with wooden ceilings, and the small church of Santa Maria degli Angeli. For a century and a half, it has been the…

Thanks to a collaboration with the L’Aquila Young Association, one of L’Aquila’s iconic venues from the Belle Époque is reopening for a preview. Beneath the vaults frescoed by Patini and his students, the social elite of early 20th-century Abruzzo would gather: nobles, artists, the bourgeoisie, and intellectuals—and among them, one might even have encountered the…

Palazzo Cipolloni-Cannella is one of the city’s largest noble palaces. Over the centuries, it has changed owners and functions, bearing witness—through the harmonious interplay of its various architectural styles—to the history and transformations of L’Aquila through earthquakes and restorations. Today, among its various uses, the second noble floor houses the Gliubich Auction House in its…

Built by the Nardis family around a miraculous image, the Oratory is one of the Baroque treasures of the city of L’Aquila, a treasure trove of art and faith that houses some of the most important works of art and craftsmanship from Abruzzo dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, including the wooden ceiling, the…

The building originated from the merger and transformation of the Gaglioffi family’s medieval houses, which were later renovated into a magnificent architectural complex by the Benedetti family; even today, one can see the coexistence of the ancient medieval structures and the numerous, splendid reception rooms. The history of L’Aquila between the 19th and 20th centuries…