Description
A two-story HISTORIC PALACE known as the Palazzo dei Cadetti (Cadets' Palace) located in the historic center of Grottaglie on Via Vittorio Emanuele II. Dating back to the 16th century, it was known as the Palace of the "second-born" because it was inhabited by the cadet family of feudal lords. Recently renovated, the Palace retains its original floors, the internal wooden doors with their imposing carved frames, and the wonderful 18th-century windows. The main façade and the two side façades are in Baroque style, with fine rose windows, stone balconies, and an impressive entrance portal surmounted by an apotropaic mask (used to ward off evil spirits). The ground floor is accessed via a hallway, which opens onto several rooms (seven large ones) embellished with typical star-vaulted ceilings, some of which have additional independent access from the street. At the end of the hallway, a courtyard encloses the staircase leading to the first-floor apartment (piano nobile). The main floor preserves the building's historic layout and comprises a sequence of eight spacious, bright rooms, almost all interconnected, leading to the central hall, characterized by a large star-shaped vault supported by semi-columns and flanked by cross vaults. Nearly all the rooms on the main floor retain their Baroque doors, decorated with large, imposing frames, and these decorations are echoed on the street-facing windows of the building. Furthermore, on the first floor, a gallery overlooking the courtyard leads on one side to a small storage room once used as a dovecote and on the other to the staircase leading to the TERRACE, which offers a picturesque view of the entire historic center. The property can be used both as a prestigious private residence and as a hospitality facility.
