Castello Brancaccio

Erected in 1626 at the highest point of the town, the current Piazza San Francesco, by the Brancaccio family, the Castello di Ruffano has always had the appearance of a noble residence.\n\nIts structure is characterized by a loggia that connects the building to the parish church, where the nobles of the time could attend services through a dedicated window.\n\nThe facade is embellished with several bas-reliefs featuring symbols of war, shields, lances, and cannons, while the portal still bears the coat of arms of the Ferrante family, one of the many that inhabited its regal spaces. Inside the grand atrium, the statue of Prince Brancaccio stands out, under whose rule the fiefdom reached its peak of splendor.\n\nIn 1835, the manor was sold by the Ferrante family to the Latianese Leuzzi family, who married into the Pizzolante family of Salignano, thus giving it its current name, Castello Pizzolante-Leuzzi.