Palazzo dello Spagnolo
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The story
In the Sanità district the Palazzo dello Spagnolo opens its courtyard onto a double-ramp staircase, wings of stucco like a falcon's: baroque turned into stagecraft.
Access
Courtyard freely accessible, free of charge · 2026, to be reconfirmed
The story
The Palazzo dello Spagnolo, in via Vergini in the Rione Sanità, was built in 1738 for the Marquis Nicola Moscati. Its famous double-flight 'hawk-wing' staircase is attributed to Ferdinando Sanfelice, or in any case to his school: a masterpiece of Neapolitan Baroque, conceived as a scenic place of social life.
What to see
The monumental staircase in the courtyard is the spectacle: the flights that open 'hawk-wing', enriched with stuccoes, in a play of perspectives that has made the palace a film set and one of the symbol-images of the Sanità.
Hours and prices
Free entry.
Tips
The palace is inhabited: you visit the courtyard with the staircase, with respect for the residents. It takes the name 'dello Spagnolo' from a nineteenth-century owner. To be combined with the Palazzo Sanfelice, with its similar staircase, a short distance away.
Frequently asked questions
What is famous in the Palazzo dello Spagnolo?
The monumental double-flight 'hawk-wing' staircase, a masterpiece of Neapolitan Baroque attributed to Ferdinando Sanfelice or his school.
When was the Palazzo dello Spagnolo built?
In 1738, for the Marquis Nicola Moscati; it was originally known as the Moscati palace.
Where is the Palazzo dello Spagnolo?
In via Vergini, in the Rione Sanità, in Naples.
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