Description
Palazzo Japoce is an 18th-century noble palace in Campobasso's old town, along the Salita San Bartolomeo that leads up toward the castle. It is worth a stop on the climb for its carved portal and the little square it opens onto.
It was built by the Japoce family, probably on top of 14th- and 15th-century buildings. It has a square plan around an inner cloister; on the facade, a large round arch was once the entrance to the courtyard.
The only 18th-century ornament left is the portal, framed by rustication with flowers in relief. The massive door looks onto a small rectangular square called, wrongly, "piazzetta Japoce".
The palace, consolidated and restored between the 1980s and the 1990s, houses offices of the Ministry of Culture.
It was built by the Japoce family, probably on top of 14th- and 15th-century buildings. It has a square plan around an inner cloister; on the facade, a large round arch was once the entrance to the courtyard.
The only 18th-century ornament left is the portal, framed by rustication with flowers in relief. The massive door looks onto a small rectangular square called, wrongly, "piazzetta Japoce".
The palace, consolidated and restored between the 1980s and the 1990s, houses offices of the Ministry of Culture.