Palazzo Pierret is one of the most famous historic buildings in Rome. Declared a national monument of high artistic and historic value by the Ministry of the Cultural Heritage, it stretches from Piazza di Spagna, where the facade is adjacent to the Fontana della Barcaccia designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and the Piazza Trinita’ dei Monti, flanking on its left side the fantastic Spanish Steps designed at the beginning of the 18th century by Francesco De Sanctis, one of the most famous architects of his time, at the request of the French government.

Palazzo Pierret can be considered one of the world's most important historic buildings. The first mention of Palazzo Pierret dates back to the end of the 16th century. The maps of that time, as well as the paintings and engravings of the slopes of Trinità dei Monti, a place of particular beauty after the inauguration of the church of the same name in 1585, depict the form and decorations of the palace with notable precision.

During the following century the entire district became internationally famous as a great tourist centre in Rome and in 1647 it became the seat of the Spanish Embassy, giving the square its current name. In 1726, the year in which the superb Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, or Spanish Steps, designed by De Sanctis were built, the building underwent its first consistent transformation and took on the aspect, along with the adjacent buildings, of the new bourgeois fashionable residences.

Thus it lost the features of a small, 16th-century palace on two floors and took on a more modern look, afterwards remaining practically unchanged until the first half of the 19th century. It was then that Ernesto Pierret, after whom the building is named, as recorded on the marble plaque on the main facade, acquired the property, hitherto in the possession of the Vescovali family.

A renowned French engraver Pierret, who had moved from Paris to Rome in the mid 19th century, wanted to set up residence in this area, already full of French artists, writers and personalities. After marrying Virginia Crespi, daughter of a famous papal lawyer, he purchased the palace, where he set up shop and soon gained international fame, with clients from the Italian and European aristocracy and haute bourgeoisie.

Pierret also proceeded to enlarge the building by adding a fourth floor and panoramic terrace as well as embellishing and improving it. The palace took on a neo-classical form, albeit retaining its basic elements. This restructuring gave the building a more aristocratic aspect and additional aesthetic touches.

Thanks to a very recent and delicate restoration of the facade, the palace has returned to its original aspect and colour. We are proud to offer our clients these magnificent residences in the heart of Rome, in one of the oldest and most famous palaces in the world, whose history dates back to the Renaissance and which has come down intact to us.