Palazzo Spada, Renaissance palace in Terni, Italy.

Palazzo Spada is a Renaissance palace on Via Roma in Terni, with a solid stone facade, a central courtyard, and two connecting wings. The building contains several rooms with frescoed ceilings and decorative details from the 16th century.

Palazzo Spada was built from 1555 for Count Michelangelo Spada, chamberlain to Pope Julius III, who had granted him the county of Collescipoli in 1551. The design is now securely attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, who died in Terni in 1546; an earlier attribution to Sallustio Peruzzi is rejected. In the 17th century the palace was renovated with a new main front opposite today's Via Roma, making it Terni's first courtyard-type palace. It stayed with the Spada until 1799.

The main council chamber, known as the Sala di Fetonte, takes its name from the mythological figure Phaethon and features ceiling frescoes showing the Battle of Lepanto and scenes from the Night of Saint Bartholomew. These painted scenes hang directly above the seats where council members still meet today.

The building now serves as Terni's city hall and is open during regular municipal office hours. It is worth checking ahead of your visit, as council sessions or local events can occasionally limit access to certain rooms.

The palace stayed with the Spada family until 1799, when it passed to the Massarucci and later to the Sisters of the Infant Jesus, who sold it to Terni's municipality in 1957. A restoration in the 1970s fitted it for use as the town hall. The French writer Alexandre de Rogissart praised its beauty in Les délices de l'Italie in 1753.