The Owner (1)
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<strong>The</strong> apartment owners are Margherita and Filippo Bartolotta<br />
Cingolani, the only grandson of Maria Antonietta Spinola, the first<br />
born of Marquise Carolina Portalupi Spinola, who bought the<br />
property in 1881<br />
After graduating at the European Institute of Design in Rome,<br />
Margherita Montefusco Cingolani, worked with the most important<br />
Italian designers. In 1989 she started the conservative restoration<br />
and upgrading of the Palazzo Albertoni Spinola. In particular she<br />
devoted herself to the rehabilitation and enhancement of the palace<br />
inside Palazzo Albertoni Spinola, and called “<strong>The</strong> Palazzetto”.<br />
Thanks to her innate excellent taste and experience gained over the<br />
years, today the apartments are restored to their former glory. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
are small architectural jewels.<br />
Margherita will be available to show and describe the Palace to her<br />
guests, a true Renaissance masterpiece by the maestro Giacomo<br />
della Porta. It has some architectural features that make it unique in<br />
Rome, such as: a pensile beautiful hidden backyard, “<strong>The</strong> Secret<br />
Garden”; a nestled enchanting small prayer room in the spiral<br />
staircase, “<strong>The</strong> Little Chapel”; and many other particular details.<br />
She will be able to give you not only valuable suggestions for an<br />
unforgettable stay in Rome, but also for the best ways to visit the<br />
most famous attractions of the city - like the Colosseum and the<br />
Vatican Museums -and fascinating other ones, only known by locals.