Palazzo dello Spagnolo, Baroque palace in Rione Sanità, Naples, Italy.

Palazzo dello Spagnolo is a baroque palace in the Rione Sanità neighborhood of Naples, Italy, known for its exceptional architecture. At its center stands a monumental double ramp staircase that spirals around an octagonal courtyard, adorned with intricate stucco work by Aniello Prezioso.

Architect Ferdinando Sanfelice designed the palace in 1738 for Marquis Nicola Moscati. Tommaso Atienza acquired parts of the building in the late 18th century, which led to the name it carries today.

The name comes from Tommaso Atienza, nicknamed lo Spagnolo, who bought the palace at the end of the 18th century. The stucco door frames around the apartments hold medallions with bust portraits of the family that lived in each one. The building once housed the Istituto delle Guarattelle, a museum of local and international puppets.

The palace is located at Via dei Vergini 19 and can be reached from Piazza Cavour station on Metro Line 2 or by buses C51 and C52. The streets in the Sanità district are sometimes steep and uneven, so comfortable shoes are recommended for your visit.

The double-ramp staircase, called "hawk wings," was conceived as a meeting place for the palace's residents. King Charles III of Bourbon stopped here to change horses for oxen, the only animals able to pull his carriage up the steep Via Vergini to Capodimonte.