Nestled on one of the many rolling hills that dot the Marche region, Osimo is an elegant city rich in art and history, strategically located just a few kilometers from the sea and the stunning Conero Riviera. Palazzo Fiorenzi stands at the highest point of the city.
A 360-degree view sweeps over the ancient terracotta-tiled roofs toward the horizon, framed alternately by the sea and the Sibillini Mountains, and by Mount Conero, where the sea appears once more, half-hidden by the great oaks and tall cypresses of the gardens below. This panorama is dominated by the imposing presence of the Romanesque Cathedral (the Duomo), whose square the palace overlooks.
The construction of the palace, dating back to the 16th century, also involved the morphological redesign of the square: the street level was lowered to create a direct and convenient connection to the adjacent Cathedral, reflecting a unified vision of architecture and urban planning.
In 1590, Count Decio Fiorenzi commissioned "the room by the Dome for the new house". Evidence suggests that this "room" is the ground-floor entrance hall, embellished with an attic frieze painted in panels featuring noble, episcopal, and papal coats of arms, alternating with landscape views surrounded by grotesque motifs.
The ceiling is coffered, based on the remaining decorations, the recessed panels were originally painted in cobalt blue with a golden star at the center. Completing the ensemble, a large, solitary coat of arms of Sixtus V appears prominently on the southern wall, positioned between two tall windows overlooking Via Gomero.
Flanking the entrance leading to the hall are two large rooms featuring sail-vaulted ceilings decorated with stuccowork of remarkable interest. From the hall, a door on the far wall provides direct access to the "piano nobile." This doorway is surmounted by a 17th-century bust of Teodosio Fiorenzi Junior, third Count of Montecerno, set within an oval niche carved into the wall.