Palazzo Comunale

Located on the main side of Piazza del Popolo, it is the symbol of the public and administrative life of Offida. The original structure, dating back to the 11^th – 12^th centuries, has gone through many changes and restorations over the centuries. This brick construction is characterized by a fourteenth-century tower crowned by swallow-tailed merlons on which a turret clock was added later. The main façade displays a particularly charming loggia consisting in 13 cylindrical travertine columns. At both sides of this loggia, there are two coat of arms carved by local sculptor Aldo Sergiacomi in 1932, representing respectively the Town Hall and the Savoy Family. The arcade looking onto the square dates back to the15^th century and displays cylindrical columns surmounted by travertine capitals. A second arcade flanks Corso Serpente Aureo and dates back to the 18^th century. The most visible change undergone by the structure consists in a row of swallow-tailed merlons added in 1924 on the upper side-wall of the main façade. The inner rooms are very elegant and host the town council offices.