Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°41′53″ N, 9°25′01″ E
- Address
- Piazza Prinetti
About
The Palazzo Prinetti is a palace located in the town of Merate, in the Province of Lecco, in the Region of Lombardy, Italy.
The palace, also known as Castello di Merate, was built initially by Archbishop Ariberto d'Intimiano as a moated castle, but destroyed in 1275 during the civil wars involving Visconti and Della Torre. The castle was inherited by the Monastery of San Dionigi of Milan.
In the 1700s, the present palace was built by the abbot Ercole Visconti. A sober urban facade (1740) and walls of brick were intended to be flanked by four towers, but only one was built. The imposing tower was later topped with Neo-renaissance style loggia. By 1810, the palace was bought by the Prinetti family. Giulio Prinetti, twice Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, modified the structure adding painted wooden ceilings. The site contains an 18th-century chapel-church dedicated to St Dionigi. In 1946, the palace was acquired by the parish, and is now mostly used for meetings and concerts.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Prinetti Palace».
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Getting there
Cernusco-MerateTrain, nearest
1.6 km as the crow flies
Prinetti PalacePiazza Prinetti
Imbersago3.3 km
Aeroporto Militare Antonio Locatelli22.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Prinetti Palace?
Prinetti Palace is in Merate, in the province of Lecco (Lombardy), Italy. Address: Piazza Prinetti. GPS coordinates: 45.69800, 9.41689.
What else is there to see near Prinetti Palace?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo di storia naturale Ambrosioni (200 m away), Friary of Sabbioncello (1.3 km away), Villa Sommi Picenardi (4 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo Prinetti dall'alto — Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20210601 Palazzo Prinetti, Merate — Gb89.2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Merate - Palazzo Prinetti - Torre 0 — Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Merate - Palazzo Prinetti 01 — Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre palazzo prinetti, Merate LC — sferrario1968, CC0
- Torre Palazzo Prinetti — Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Merate3 — No machine-readable author provided. Giorces assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Merate4s — Public domain
- Torre da dietro Merate — Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences