| In 1308 the family De Balzo came to Andria to govern the city at the time was the county of Anjou, and settled at a building located where now stands the Palazzo Ducale of Carafa. In 1552 the lord of Andria, Consalvo of Cordova II, the city sold it to Fabrizio Carafa, Count of Ruvo and kinsman of Pope Paul IV; he settled down beautifully and the Ducal Palace former home of De Balzo. From the architectural point of view the building is an example of late Renaissance architecture that, like the palaces of the time, presented in a rhythmic elevations of the openings at all levels. Three of the four tables are then embellished with a portal of entry: one on the Court Square, the most impressive, is the original main entrance of the Palazzo Carafa. The entire building is on three floors. The first, the main floor, is destined to different families currently proprietary and therefore is divided into several apartments where reception rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and services. |