Palazzo Palmieri

The 16th-century Palazzo Palmieri was the birthplace of Giuseppe Palmieri, the “Marquis of Lights,” one of the most important scholars of the 18th century, and today it houses the dynamic “Giuseppe Palmieri” Tourist Park in the namesake square in the historic center of Martignano.\n\nIn the 18th century, the building underwent some modifications. The characteristic portal bears the coat of arms of the Granafei, who lived here before the marquises, and leads to a charming courtyard and the historic garden, now an equipped green area with a café service.\n\nThe first floor of the palace consists of spacious rooms with star vaults, plus an elegant terrace overlooking Piazza Palmieri, where the splendid frescoed chapel dedicated to Saint John is located. The building also contains an ancient semi-subterranean oil mill, a gem of industrial archaeology where you can admire the original fixtures such as millstones, Genoese presses, ropes, “fisculi,” and collection tanks.