Orsini Palace in Bomarzo, Italy, Renaissance palace in Bomarzo, Italy

Orsini Palace in Bomarzo is a defensive and residential structure built from the 16th century on the remains of an older medieval castle. In 1519 Giovanni Corrado Orsini commissioned the Sienese architect Baldassarre Peruzzi to design a new palace on a wing of the old castle. The building was remodelled until the end of the 19th century.

Baldassare Peruzzi designed this palace in 1519 for Giovanni Corrado Orsini, transforming an earlier castle wing into a noble residence. Later modifications under Ippolito Lante della Rovere added new artistic elements to the structure.

The Orsini and Vitelli family crests are painted on the walls, showing the ties between these noble families and their control of the area. Frescoes depicting local strongholds in the Saletta room serve as a visual record of their territorial influence.

The building now serves as Bomarzo's town hall following major restoration work completed with European Union support. It is worth asking beforehand about access to public areas of the building.

The Allegory of War and Peace in the first-floor hall was frescoed by Lorenzo Berrettini, son of Pietro da Cortona, between 1660 and 1661 for Ippolito Lante della Rovere. The chapel altar holds the remains of San Moderato, a local saint of the 17th century.