The Palazzo del Podestà, in Piazza Maggiore, was the first site of the city government exercised by the mayor, his judges and officials. The Torre dell’Arengo was immediately erected alongside, a bell tower used to muster the citizens in the case of extraordinary events.
Of great interest is the Voltone del Podestà with its unique acoustic effect that permits visitors to speak to each other from the opposite corners of the archway.
Map
Palazzo del Podestà
Piazza Maggiore, 1 - 40124
Interests
- Art & Culture
Details
Accessibility
Accessible to people with reduced mobility by elevator at the side of the main entrance of Palazzo Re Enzo in Piazza del Nettuno. The Voltone del Podestà is fully accessible too from the side of the Neptune Fountain and exiting onto Via Rizzoli.
Timetables
Admission only during exhibitions
