History of the Palazzo

The Palazzo Ducale di Fragneto Monforte has been a home to the Montalto family for over 400 years. It is set in the heart of a small village surrounded by beautiful and tranquil countryside between Rome and Naples.

The origins of the Palazzo, originally built by the Longobards as a fortress to protect and observe the road from Benevento to Rome from a strategic position, date back to before the year 1000.

During World War II, the house once again became a place of strategic military importance. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring and later Field Marshal Lord Alexander of Tunis stayed at the Palazzo during the German retreat through Southern Italy, before finally meeting at the battle of Monte Cassino in 1944.