It was the seat of command of the feudal possessions of the powerful Gesualdo family and home of Prince Carlo Gesualdo, one of the fathers of modern polyphonic music.
Also known as Palazzo Marchionale, it is a 10th century building used as the seat of the Regional Enoteca for Irpinia Wines. After the entrance there is a welcoming garden …
on a hill 667 m above sea level, it takes its name from the last family that owned it, the Ruspoli princes of Candriano. Due to its strategic position it has been inhabited since the Middle Ages