Palazzo Granafei Nervegna, Renaissance palace in Brindisi, Italy

Palazzo Granafei Nervegna stands on Via Duomo in Brindisi. The building is documented from 1565, when a pastoral visitation by Archbishop Giovanni Bovio records it as the palace of Nicolaus Granafei near San Pelino. A 1699 testament of Abbot Francesco Luca Granafei lists a hall, rooms, storerooms and a garden.

The palace was built in the late 16th century by the Granafei family, merchants originally from Constantinople. In 1862 they sold the building to the Nervegna brothers, whose name was added to create the current dual designation.

The palace is first documented in 1565, when a pastoral visitation by Archbishop Giovanni Bovio records "Palatii magnifici Nicolai Granafei, in vicinio Sancti Pelini". A 1699 testament of Abbot Francesco Luca Granafei describes it as a palace with hall, rooms, storerooms and garden in the San Pelino neighbourhood. The building keeps the name of the Granafei, who sold it to the Nervegna in 1862.

The building now houses municipal offices and exhibition spaces accessible from Via Duomo 20. Visitors should be aware that as an active administrative building, hours can vary and some areas may have limited public access.

Excavations beneath the palace revealed rooms from a 2nd-century Roman house. This archaeological discovery connects the building directly to ancient Brindisi and shows how Renaissance builders constructed their palace upon these older foundations.