Palazzo Cellamare in Naples, Caravaggio's last home prior to leaving for Tuscany as well as being at different points home to both Casanova and Goethe, will be open to the public as part of the Association of Italian Historic Houses (ADSI) Days on Saturday and Sunday. The non-museum areas of Rome's Palazzo Ruspoli will also be open, as will Villa di Corliano, known in the 1600s as "the most beautiful building around Pisa" and Palazzo della Meridiana, one of the 42 registered in the "Rolli di Genova" and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Over 250 of the most fascinating private historic residences and gardens of the country will be open for free, alongside concerts and shows, to the public. Some of this year's "debuts" are Villa Hercolani Belpoggio in Bologna, Palazzo Sergardi in Siena and Palazzo Ravaschieri in Chiavari. photo: Palazzo Ravaschieri, Chiavari

Source: Ansa