Living The Life At The Museo Pignatelli In Naples

There are house museums and then there are house, villa museums. Pignatelli is definitely the latter. The sprawling, neo-classical pad was built by admiral Ferdinand Acton in 1826. He liked the mirror and bling look. German financiers, dukes and other rich peeps owned the place at one time or another. By 1952, the state owned the mansion and opened it up to the unwashed masses for a gander. We're game.

Columned view from the lawn.

Ballroom detail. There are those mirrors and gold bling trimming. Funky, oval room off of the ballroom. Nice wall paintings.

The main living room. Chandelier, candelabra light bulb changing must be a full time job.

Huge bathroom, ahead of its time. Suck it, HGTV. Some family history in profile portraiture on a wall.

Full bust viewing, thanks to one of the many mirrors.