Ducal Palace of Guastalla, Renaissance palace in Guastalla, Italy

The Ducal Palace of Guastalla stands at Via Gonzaga 16, on the right bank of the Po in Emilia-Romagna. It is a Renaissance palace built in the 15th century on the site of the old Palazzo dei Conti Torelli and rebuilt the following century under Francesco Capriani, known as Francesco da Volterra. It belongs to the Associazione dei Castelli del Ducato di Parma, Piacenza e Pontremoli circuit.

The palace was built in the 15th century on the site of the old Palazzo dei Conti Torelli. In the following century it was rebuilt by Francesco Capriani, known as Francesco da Volterra, for Cesare I Gonzaga, count of Guastalla and eldest son of Ferrante I Gonzaga and Isabella di Capua. After years of neglect it now houses the Quadreria Maldotti.

The palace now holds the Quadreria Maldotti, about fifty paintings from the historic Maldotti Library of Guastalla, displayed in one room of the piano nobile. Two further rooms host temporary exhibitions, while the ground floor houses the tourist information office and the Atelier di Palazzo Ducale.

The palace stands at Via Gonzaga 16, on the right bank of the Po. The ground floor holds the tourist information office and the Atelier di Palazzo Ducale, so orientation and local information are available on site. The building is part of the Associazione dei Castelli del Ducato di Parma, Piacenza e Pontremoli circuit.

The palace was built on the site of the old Palazzo dei Conti Torelli, and its 16th-century rebuilding was entrusted to Francesco Capriani, called Francesco da Volterra, for Count Cesare I Gonzaga, eldest son of Ferrante I Gonzaga and Isabella di Capua. The ground floor now holds the tourist information office and the Atelier di Palazzo Ducale.