Palazzo Capparucci, a jewel in the heart of Fermo, unfolds as a restored medieval masterpiece, bearing witness to the city’s rich history. Its architectural elegance echoes the grandeur of a bygone era, standing tall since the 1500s, Palazzo Capparucci carries the weight of centuries within its walls, as it has gracefully transitioned through the annals of time.
Palazzo Capparucci is a historic building that has a remarkable connection to the ancient Roman past, the palace is built on top of a pre-existing structure that dates back to the Roman era, when Fermo was a flourishing colony known as Firmum Picenum. The ancient structure was part of the Roman water system that supplied the city with fresh water from the nearby hills, the supply was stored in large underground cisterns, which are still preserved today and can be visited by tourists. The cisterns are connected to Palazzo Capparucci through a tunnel that starts from a grotto beneath the building, a natural tunnel evidence of the engineering skills and the artistic taste of the ancient Romans, who used them not only for practical purposes, but also for leisure and entertainment.
The records of the building as it is today start around the 1500, at the time the property was owned by the Dominican monks, who had their conventual headquarters in the adjacent area. The vast garden behind Palazzo Capparucci was used by the monks as an orchard and was connected to their convent via a bridge over Via degli Aceti, which still exists today.
From documents held by its current owner, we know that Count Giannantonio Sabbioni purchased Palazzo Capparucci from Direzione del Demanio in 1811, after which there were several transfers of ownership until Luigi Capparucci acquired it, in 1873.
The current facade of Palazzo Capparucci dates back to the first years of the 1800 and features two portals at either end of a two-story symmetrical structure with minimal decorative elements; at ground level are two portals framed with projecting terracotta elements while on top floor are four bedrooms accessed through an elliptical staircase topped with plastered cane ceiling decorated with geometric patterns.