Baronial Palace

Built by the Mattei barons in 1520, the Baronial Palace marked the family's bond with Novoli until 1706.\n\nThe palace dominates Piazza Regina Margherita and was also home to an important library founded by Alessandro Mattei. It hosted the philosopher and physician Girolamo Marciano, who used the library to complete his “Description of Terra d'Otranto.”\n\nBy mid-17th century, the palace was expanded and altered. The final transformations were carried out by a descendant of the Mattei family in the 1700s, adding an open walkway in the courtyard and a fountain on the upper floor, a work by Giuseppe Cino. Inside, one can admire the coats of arms of the families that stayed there: Della Torre, Pepoli, and Malvezzi.\n\nCurrently, the lower floor of the historic building houses commercial activities and association offices, while the noble floor is undergoing restoration.