Villa Pignatelli di Montecalvo, Villa in San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy

Villa Pignatelli di Montecalvo occupies one side of Largo Arso in San Giorgio a Cremano. Its main front has two orders of balconies framed by giant pilasters on a low base, and the U-shaped plan centres on an octagonal atrium. A monumental portal of volcanic stone with diamond-pointed blocks leads to the piano nobile balcony, while a panoramic terrace, the noble chapel and the four-hectare farm buildings extend along the eastern side.

The villa was built in 1741, probably by the royal engineer Girolamo Molino, for Princess Emanuella Caracciolo Pignatelli, duchess of Montecalvo. After her death in the villa, it passed to Emiddio Mele, who had his initials painted in the atrium ceiling. The Pignatelli di Montecalvo family later bought it back, and at the end of the 19th century it was divided between the brothers Carlo and Paolo Caracciolo.

The villa displays traditional Neapolitan design with Baroque features mixed with Rococo decoration in its plaster work and carved capitals.

The villa stands on the left side of Largo Arso, and its main facade can be seen in full from the square. The forecourt is fenced and overgrown with ruderal vegetation, and old scaffolding from after the 1980 earthquake still stands on the front and west side. New heavier scaffolding was added in 2012 to shore up the structure.

The building served as a filming location for productions including the movie Reality by Matteo Garrone and the television series Gomorra. Its appearance in these works has made it a recognizable landmark in the region's film history.