Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo

It was built in 1280 as headquarters of the municipal chief magistrate and was restored in the following centuries; inside the building, in 1515, the Cappello Rosso (Red Hat) inn was opened, now it hosts the Posta Hotel.
Reggio Emilia
Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo

Address and contacts

Piazza del Monte - 42121 Reggio nell'Emilia
sito web GiraReggio
sito web Hotel posta

Opening times

The palace normally is not accessible because it hosts Hotel Posta.

How to get there

Reggio nell'Emilia

The palace is the town centre and it faces on Piazza del Monte.

Historical notes

The palace was built in 1280 as headquarters of the Capitano del Popolo (government task close to the podestà), restored in 1432 and, as the initial tasks were over, was occupied by the Estensi who were ruling the town. In 1515 it became Cappello Rosso (Red Hat) inn, part of the adjacent building; in 1913 the inn became Hotel Posta whose restoration work finished in 1929. The large internal hall (Hall of the Defenders) was restored by rebuilding the king-post ceiling and recovering the preexistent decorations depicting heraldic shields or Saints' heads (XIV century).
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo is the most characteristic building in the heart of the town, long involved in the Reggio Emilia artistic, historic and political events.