Palazzo Ruffo di Bagnara, Historic palace in Historical Centre, Naples, Italy

Palazzo Ruffo di Bagnara stands on Piazza Dante in Naples' historic centre. Erected in the early 17th century for Giovan Battista De Angelis, it was rebuilt and enlarged after 1673 for Fabrizio Ruffo, who commissioned Francesco Antonio Picchiatti. A chapel opens on the left side of the facade.

Built in the early 17th century for Giovan Battista De Angelis, the palace was sacked during Masaniello's revolt in 1647. In 1673 the semi-ruined building was bought by Fabrizio Ruffo, brother of the third Duke of Bagnara, who had it rebuilt and enlarged by Francesco Antonio Picchiatti. Vincenzo Salomone restored it in the first half of the 19th century for the twelfth duke, Vincenzo Ruffo.

The palace takes its name from the Ruffo family of Bagnara; Fabrizio Ruffo, a knight of Malta and captain of the Jerusalem naval fleet, bought the half-ruined building in 1673 and had it rebuilt. In the same century the purist writer Basilio Puoti lived here. A chapel opens on the left side of the facade.

The palace stands on the east side of Piazza Dante, facing the square; the chapel entrance is on the left of the facade. Dante metro station (Line 1) opens directly on the piazza, and the building is within the pedestrian zone of the historic centre, so arrival on foot or by metro is simplest.

The palace's chapel entrance sits on the left side of the facade, a detail easy to miss when crossing Piazza Dante. The building is also tied to Basilio Puoti, the purist literary figure who lived here in the 19th century.