Palazzo Caracciolo di San Teodoro, Neoclassical palace on Riviera di Chiaia, Naples, Italy

Palazzo Caracciolo di San Teodoro is a three-story neoclassical structure positioned along the waterfront with distinct architectural orders on each level. The building displays evolving column styles from one floor to the next, creating visual rhythm across its facade.

Palazzo Caracciolo di San Teodoro was built between 1826 and 1830 by the architect Guglielmo Bechi for Carlo Luigi Caracciolo (1801-1873), Duke of San Teodoro. It rose on the Riviera di Chiaia as a neoclassical residence of the Caracciolo family. The building is now divided into apartments.

The palace takes its name from Carlo Luigi Caracciolo, Duke of San Teodoro, who commissioned it and whose family held the title. Inside, several rooms of the piano nobile carry Neoclassical and Neo-Pompeian decoration, part of it attributed to the painter Gennaro Maldarelli. The building is now divided into private apartments, so these interiors are not open to casual visitors.

The palace sits directly on the Riviera di Chiaia with easy access to the waterfront promenade running along the bay. Since it now serves as residential apartments, exterior observation is your main option when visiting the area.

The interior of the piano nobile holds neoclassical and Neo-Pompeian decorations, some attributed to the painter Gennaro Maldarelli. The building has since been divided into private apartments, so these rooms are not open to visitors; the loggia and the dentilled cornice are what can be seen from the street.