In Largo Campo, majestic and elegant, stands Palazzo Genovese. Opera before the famous Neapolitan architect Mario Gioffredo, the impressive building features a scenic central staircase with a sinuous marble arches game.
Inhabited since 1621 by the Pinto family, Palazzo Genovese was donated by the last descendant of the noble family to the Teresian Fathers who, having no resources to renovate it, gave it in enfiteusi al Baron Matteo Genovese.
The restoration works started around the middle of the 18th century, were entrusted to the young architect Mario Gioffredo, one of the main exponents of the 18th century Neapolitan architecture, pupil of Ferdinando Sanfelice. In fact, the stylistic solution that characterizes the wide staircase with the wall perforated by voluminous openings unequivocally recalls the architecture of Ferdinando Sanfelice in the palace of the same name in Naples, while the portal with broken timpano refers to the refined solo models.
The building overlooks Piazza Sedile del Campo and features a rectangular plant and an internal courtyard; on the entrance portal, bugnato in limestone, is placed the coat of arms of the Genovese family.
Until the eighties of the last century the building worked from elementary school, while after the earthquake of 1980 it hosted exhibitions, conferences and festivals in the ground floor environments. A wing of the building is today entrusted to the University of Salerno.
The palace can be visited during exhibitions and cultural events.
