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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo San Felice
Building in Naples, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Naples”
At a glance
- Style
- Neapolitan baroque art
- Architect
- Ferdinando Sanfelice
- Coordinates
- 40°51′27″ N, 14°15′05″ E
History and description
The San Felice or Sanfelice Palace (Italian: Palazzo San Felice) is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace at Via Sanità 167 in Rione Sanità in central Naples. It is best known for its elaborate staircase.
History
The Palace was erected during 1724 to 1726 by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice. The entrance portal has two stucco sirens of the Sanfelice family. Through an indistinct façade one enters to an interior octagonal courtyard leads to a double ramp stairwell. The interior frescoes originally by Francesco Solimena are now lost. The staircases with arches in shifting planes still grants an aura of complex scenography, despite its present cramped and dilapidated state: a grandiose entrance leading only to a decrepit palace. The nearby Palazzo dello Spagnolo is attributed to the same architect and has similar staircases.
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Getting there
Napoli Piazza CavourTrain, nearest
400 m as the crow flies
Palazzo San Felice
Porta di Massa1.8 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino4.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo San Felice?
Palazzo San Felice is in Naples, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.85760, 14.25140.
What else is there to see near Palazzo San Felice?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Sersale (100 m away), Aqua Augusta - Bridges on arches in via Arena alla Sanità (100 m away), Palazzo del Principe di Sannicandro (100 m 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 Sanfelice 2 — Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Napoli - Palazzo Sanfelice - 2026-09-08 16-05-25 001 — Aliceneipaesini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Napoli - Palazzo Sanfelice - 2026-09-29 17-21-15 001 — BRENDON-75, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Sanfelice (Napoli), lapide riferito al palazzo da lui acquistato e ristrutturato 01 — Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Sanfelice (Napoli), lapide riferito all'abitazione realizzata e progettata dall'architetto Ferdinando Sanfelice 01 — Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo sanfelice napoli-02 — Bicloch, CC BY 3.0
- Naples, Italy 20230626 034 — Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NapoliPalSanFelice-Cortile1 — MM, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NapoliPalSanFelice-Esterno1 — MM, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences