Visit Castelli Romani In 1471, it was given to the bishops of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati by Pope Paul III Farnese but was not officially recognized until the 18th century when the palace underwent renovation work followed by Cardinal Duke of York. In the same period, Taddeo Kuntz took over the interior decorations of the Palace.
The massive rectangular building, made out of local sperone stone, has two square towers and a circular one. Inside it features an arcade supported with pillars that outlines the central courtyard.
The Bishop’s Palace
The Palace is the seat of the Tusculum Diocese and is situated on the original rock around which early living areas developed. It was built under the Papacy of Pope Pius II Piccolomini (1458-64) and completed towards the end of the 15th century by Cardinal Guglielmo d'Estouteville.
