Palace & château
Palazzo Fava
🇮🇹 Italy · 16th century
Palazzo Fava or Palazzo Fava-Ghisilieri is a historic palace at 2 via Manzoni in Bologna, now housing art exhibitions and the Caffè Letterario Carracci Fava. It is most notable for its three rooms of frescoes of scenes from the lives of Jason, Medea, Europa and Aeneas by Ludovico Carracci, Agostino Carracci and Annibale Carracci, commissioned in 1584 by Filippo Fava - he was introduced to them by his tailor Antonio, Agostino and Annibale's father.
Text adapted from “Palazzo Fava, Bologna” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzo Fava ranks #4,535 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #346 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded 1584, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bologna, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Fava?
Palazzo Fava stands in Italy, at 44.49637°, 11.34235°.
When was Palazzo Fava built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1584. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Palazzo Fava?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,535 of 8,133 worldwide, and #346 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Palazzo Fava?
Palazzo Ghislardi Fava, about 1 km away.
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