La loggia dei mercanti, Medieval loggia in Sermoneta, Italy

La loggia dei mercanti is a Gothic portico in Sermoneta built in 1446 by order of Onorato III Caetani. Its large round arches follow the 15th-century canon, while the side entrance portal has a pointed Gothic arch. Under the arches were once the doors of stables where animals were sold or exchanged at the market.

The building was erected in 1446 by order of nobleman Onorato III Caetani to serve the town as an administrative center. It quickly became the gathering place for merchants and public assemblies.

The loggia was built in 1446 as the seat of municipal business and popular assemblies. Its large round arches once opened onto the doors of stables where animals were kept before being sold or exchanged at the market. The side entrance portal has a pointed Gothic arch.

The loggia opens onto Piazza del Comune in the upper part of Sermoneta's old town, reached on foot through narrow stepped lanes; the surrounding streets climb steeply, so allow time for the walk. The side portal with the pointed Gothic arch faces the square and is the easiest feature to examine from outside at any hour.

The loggia appears in a scene of the 1984 film Non ci resta che piangere with Massimo Troisi, who receives the line "Ricordati che devi morire". Closer inspection shows the building filmed is not this loggia, a mix-up often repeated by visitors.