The family of Antonia de Pantaleonibus was influential and wealthy with roots in Nardò that can be traced back as far as 1412. Palazzo Cariddi was a gift from her family on her wedding to Lucantonio Personè, a member of another powerful local family.

The room is a treasure trove of original features. These include the 16th Century paintwork on the walls, a vaulted ceiling in the lancet (spearhead-shaped) style and flooring in classic Italian1

In the late 1500s there was great excitement in the town at the wedding of Lucantonio Personè, son of one of Nardò’s most illustrious families, and Antonia de Pantaleonibus. The Palazzo was the wedding gift to the happy couple from Antonia’s wealthy parents.

The room named after the Palazzo’s original master is splendidly bright with a balcony and fabulous floor-to-ceiling doors that open over the town. Many of the 16th Century1

Domenico Orazio Cariddi, a wealthy noble from the Puglian town of Gallipoli, became the new master of the Palazzo during the 1750s living here with his wife Tommasina Manieri and their eight children

You’ll enter this suite through a private entrance in the courtyard and find yourself in a splendid sitting room with lovingly restored stone flooring. Steps then lead to a separate dressing area and onwards into a fabulous modern bathroom with1

Tommasina Manieri lived here in the Palazzo in the 1750s with her Puglian nobleman husband Domenico Orazio Cariddi and their eight children. This room has direct access to our delightful secluded courtyard and is graced with its original tiled flooring, a restored ceiling cornice carved in local pale Lecce stone featuring four praying angels and windows that offer views of the street and the courtyard.

For larger families or groups who need1