travel42 Hotel Review: Palazzo Caracciolo Naples

Palazzo Caracciolo Naples travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Planted a mere five minutes' walk from the Duomo, this former palace has roots that date back to the 9th century, though the majority of the building dates to 1564, when it was renovated in its current Renaissance style.

Inhabited by wealthy gentry for hundreds of years, in the early 1800s it became the home of Emperor Napoleon's brother-in-law, general Joachim Murat, later known as the King of Naples.

Located in the heart of the historic center, in a ...