via Carmine, 17-21, Brindisi, Apulia 72100

Ancient Palazzo Ripa dating back to the 17th century, located in one of the main streets of Brindisi, Via Carmine. The entire property extends over a total covered surface area of 2, 100 m2 (approximately 700 m2 gross per floor), while the uncovered surface area (atrium and small rear garden) extends over a size of 150 m2. The total number of rooms, which includes small spaces such as the large barrel-vaulted rooms on the ground floor, exceeds 90 units. The structure is one of the few examples of Baroque Brindisi manufacturing. The property is composed on the ground floor of a large barrel-vaulted room which is accessed from the atrium and laterally of large rooms formerly used for storing oils with barrel and star vaults, these rooms have an independent entrance on the main street; on the first floor we find various rooms and a gallery, most likely an element onto which the rooms all around the atrium overlooked; this room would have had a vaulted ceiling. On the second floor we find nine apartments completely to be renovated overlooking both Via Carmine and the back. Palazzo Ripa can be considered a rare example remaining among the noble palaces that once stood on Via Carmine; the faade is simple and suggestive, with baroque lines particularly evident in the richly worked portal. The decorations are carved into the building blocks of precious local material: Il Carparo . The building is characterized by a courtyard layout, around which run the 1st and 2nd floor galleries; the works carried out in 1920 then expanded the building with the construction of a small building at the back, called Scala B , where once there was a citrus grove. This, of the same height as the building, is divided into three levels, ground floor included, each of which contains two apartments, joined together and sewn to the old layout. A strip of the garden remains, which can be accessed from a room where there is still a brick oven from the beginning of the last century. From Via Carmine, through the main door, you enter a vaulted entrance hall, connecting to the internal atrium; at the end of the entrance hall, on the right, there is a staircase connecting to the first floor which is intact. On the first floor balcony there are still two original balustrades, together with the frame of the main door giving access to the floor. For the renovation, given the historic nature of the building, it is possible to take advantage of funding from the Puglia Region (MiniPia Funding). A Coldwell Banker Exclusive Contact our Agency for more information or to book a visit to the property.