Palazzo Pagella-Buongiorno

Pagella-Buongiorno Palace is a place of historical interest located in Bonito, in Via Roma, near the Church of the Assumption.

Dating back to the 18th century, it was initially owned by the Capozzi family who, at the end of the 19th century, sold it to the musician Crescenzo Buongiorno (1864-1903), who lived there mainly when he returned from Germany, where he settled, and to his sister Rosaria, who married Pietro Pagella. Ownership of the Palace was then passed on from generation to generation: by the will of Ermelinda, who died in 2015, it was finally bequeathed, with all the furnishings inside, to four other heirs, who requested that it be made open to the public.

In the building, which consists of several rooms, it is possible to admire fine late 19th-century majolica floors in Moorish style and numerous Roman stones (from Aeclanum and regularly catalogued by the Superintendency). In particular, Pagella-Buongiorno Palace houses several of Buongiorno's personal mementoes and affections, fulfilling Ermelinda's wish to give those who wished the opportunity to get to know the artist better.

A small corner of private life and musical training, the palace stands out among the most prestigious buildings in the historic centre of Bonito.