Description

The piazza was developed over several years and serves as one of the the boundaries to the Greco-Roman city. At the centre of the piazza, you will see the remains of a wall dating back to the fourth century B.C. which runs down what is now the Via Constantinopoli, towards the Piazza San Domenico. The steps of the old Sant'Antonio delle Monache delle Monache boarding school 'Sant'Antoniello', (now used by the Frederico II University) cuts off the piazza on one of its shorter sides. The whole complex came into being between the end of the seventeenth century and 1730. At No.98 Via Constantinopoli stands the Firrao palace with its beautiful portal topped by the family coats of arms and the statues depicting 'Magnanimity' and 'Liberality' - two virtues which the owner of the palace recognised in himself. The palace itself was built in the sixteenth century for the princes of Saint Agatha, and was re-structured in the mid-seventeenth century. It now houses the ARIN offices. The piazza is host to a number of restaurants and bars which make a pleasant stop-off point both during the day and at night.