Palazzo Centurioni

Palazzo Centurioni is a Renaissance civic palace within the walled borgo of Castiglione della Pescaia, associated with the Medici podestà who governed the town.

Why it matters

The palace represents the administrative history of Castiglione della Pescaia alongside the better-known military history of its castle. Under Medici rule, it served as the seat of local government and the podestà's residence.

What to notice

Within the ancient walls, the palace's ordered Renaissance facade contrasts with the defensive towers and fortifications above it. Its placement in the upper borgo reflects its civic role in the town's historic centre.

Context and history

Castiglione della Pescaia came under Florentine protection in the early fifteenth century and was occupied by Aragonese forces in 1446. The town returned to Tuscan control in the sixteenth century, when Eleonora di Toledo acquired it for Cosimo I de' Medici. Under Medici rule, a Florentine podestà governed from Palazzo Centurioni. The palace's civic role diminished with the end of Medici administration, but the building remains part of the walled borgo's historic fabric.