Palazzo Carafa

In the center of Lecce, between Piazza Castromediano and Piazza Sant’Oronzo, stands Palazzo Carafa, a 16th-century building, formerly the Monastery of the Paolotte, renovated in the second half of the 18th century.\n\nThe palace, together with the adjacent chapel, demolished during the Fascist era, was built at the behest of Bishop Alfonso Sozi – Carafa, who entrusted the task to Emanuele Manieri and Oronzo Carrozzo. The building inherited its name and was erected around the mid-16th century to replace the previous poorly constructed structure.\n\nThe structure has three floors and, on the main facade, one can admire Corinthian pilasters and fine windows. Since the late 19th century, the building has housed the municipal administration.\n\nThe wing facing Piazzetta Castromediano was radically renovated at the end of the last century.