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This regal mansion was originally constructed in the 16th century and turned into a prison in 1830.
In 1560, Cardinal Innico D’Aragona commissioned the construction of Palazzo D’Avalos in Procida to architects Benvenuto Tortelli and Gianbattista Cavagna. This palace was meant to become his residence and as such it was an impregnable fortress as well as an elegant Renaissance residence. Towards the end of the 18th century, after the proclamation of the Neapolitan Republic, the Palazzo D’Avalos was closed and abandoned until 1818, when a military school was established at the behest of King Ferdinand I.
