Montepulciano - Palazzo Avignonesi

Near the north end of Via di Gracciano (No 99, on the left) stands the Palazzo Avignonesi, the design of which is attributed to Giácomo da Vignola (real name Giácomo Barozzi, 1507-73). The Late Renaissance facade has rusticated masonry on the ground floor and two orders of windows on the upper floors, surmounted by alternate triangular and curving pediments.