The original property of the Carafa, Counts of Airola, was confiscated in 1528, and donated to Alfonso III d’Avalos, Marquis of Vasto. The property was inherited by Ferdinando Francesco and then by his grandson Alfonso Felice around 1585, before being acquired by Carlo, Alfonso’s son, who initiated a series of renovations completed in 1612. Renovated in the mid-17th century by Andrea D’Avalos, from the second half of the following century the residence was expanded by Diego and then by his son Tommaso, who in 1778 initiated a modernization program directed by Ferdinando Fuga, Antonio de Simone and Pompeo Schiantarelli. During the 19th-century, rental houses were built along vico del Vasto, and the open space facing the palace was enclosed; part of this area was expropriated at the end of the century for the opening of Via dei Mille, a prelude to the sale of the remaining appurtenances and the subdivision of the surrounding gardens by the 1930s.
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-5038-3730
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0000-4971-8417
Chapter Title
2. La villa con giardino a Chiaya dei d’Avalos del Vasto
Authors
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola, Simona Landi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6.07
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2026
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Book Title
Le ville a Napoli di età moderna. Chiaia luogo di conveniente dimora
Authors
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
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Number of Pages
248
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6
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979-12-215-1082-9
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979-12-215-1083-6
Series Title
I Quaderni di NeaVia. Studi sulla villa