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Palazzo Ducale Larino

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The Ducal Palace of Larino is the ancient castle built around 1100-1200 by the Norman counts, during the Lombard conquest of the peninsula. According to some scholars in this place stood an external fortification that served as a prison. It was situated near the Porta di Piano (via Cluenzio), that is near the main road axis of the village. Over time it has undergone many changes: from a simple structure passed to be a huge complex. It belonged to several important families of Larino among which Francia, Orsini, Carafa and De Sangro. In 1580 the Francia family bought the castle and it remained in their hands until 1663 when it was sold to the Carafa family. In 1683 the De Sangro family, the last feudal lords of Larino, took possession of the castle and transformed it into a residential palace.

The Ducal Palace of Larino is the ancient castle built around 1100-1200 by the Norman counts, during the Lombard conquest of the peninsula.
According to some scholars in this place stood an external fortification that served as a prison. It was situated near the Porta di Piano (via Cluenzio), that is near the main road axis of the village.
Over time it has undergone many changes: from a simple structure passed to be a huge complex. It belonged to several important families of Larino among which Francia, Orsini, Carafa and De Sangro. In 1580 the Francia family bought the castle and it remained in their hands until 1663 when it was sold to the Carafa family. In 1683 the De Sangro family, the last feudal lords of Larino, took possession of the castle and transformed it into a residential palace. In 800 it was definitively purchased by the city council. The main facade is from 1818. In 1871 the seventeenth-century ramp and the turreted facade were abolished. In 1888 the facade on p.za V. Emanuele was built.

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