Palazzo Reale, Renaissance royal palace in Siena, Italy.

Palazzo Reale is a Renaissance palace with symmetrical facades and a central courtyard surrounded by covered arcades. The structure features classic proportions, regional stonework, and multiple floors designed to accommodate official functions and residential spaces.

Jacopo Petrucci, brother of Pandolfo, built the palace in the second half of the 15th century on buildings bought from the Santa Maria della Scala hospital; it passed to his son, Cardinal Raffaello Petrucci. After the Republic of Siena fell to Florence, the Petrucci sold it to the Medici in the last quarter of the 16th century. Bernardo Buontalenti designed it for the Medici and it was rebuilt in 1590-1594 as the residence of the Governor of the State of Siena.

The palace takes its second name, Palazzo del Governo, from its role after Italian unification, when it housed the Prefecture and the provincial administration of Siena. Mattias de' Medici, governor from 1629 to 1667, commissioned Domenico Manetti's painting L'abbraccio fra la Pace e la Giustizia for its halls; the work is now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale.

The palace functions as provincial offices, so visitor access to some rooms may be limited depending on administrative activities. It is best to check ahead about which areas are open to the public on the day of your visit.

In a wing of the remains of the Duomo Nuovo, next to the palace, Mattias de' Medici had the Saloncino built, a small court theatre that Grand Duke Cosimo III granted in 1690 to the Accademia dei Rozzi.