THE COLLECTION

Palazzi Matteo, Maritati & Muci is a collection of three historic 18th-century palaces in Nardò, in Salento, plus a holiday home, Casa della Vigna. The palaces bring together historic architecture, art and design. The founder is French chef Guy Martin; furnishings and artworks are curated by Katherina Marx. The motto is: “Three historic palaces. One unique experience.”

They are three distinct palaces in Nardò, with different addresses, forming a collection under the same management: Palazzo Matteo at Piazza San Matteo 2, Palazzo Maritati at Via Giovan Bernardino Tafuri 7 and Palazzo Muci at Via Cialdini 38. Casa della Vigna, at Piazza San Nicola 6, completes the collection.

The collection has 16 rooms and suites in the three palaces, plus an entire holiday home, Casa della Vigna: 17 units in all. Palazzo Matteo has 6 suites, Palazzo Maritati 4 rooms and suites, Palazzo Muci 6 rooms and suites. Each room in the palaces has a double bed and welcomes two people.

Palazzo Maritati has four rooms and suites and Palazzo Muci has six. At Maritati there are Royal Suite Gabriella, Superior Room Raffaella and Classic Rooms Angelica and Serafina. At Muci there are Superior Suite Colomba, Junior Suite Olivia, Deluxe Room Arcangela and Classic Rooms Ippazia, Egidia and Santina.

Palazzo Matteo, Palazzo Maritati, Palazzo Muci and Casa della Vigna are run by the same company, GMN SRLU. The founder of the collection is French chef Guy Martin. Palazzo Maritati and Palazzo Muci opened in 2019, Palazzo Matteo in 2023. The contact is the same for all properties: info@maritatiemuci.com, +39 327 76 64 632.

Casa della Vigna, at Piazza San Nicola 6 in Nardò, right behind Palazzo Muci, is part of the collection and is run by the same company. It is a 70 m² holiday home with two interconnecting bedrooms, a double bed and a single bed, for a maximum of three people.

The three palaces are a few hundred metres from one another, in the historic centre of Nardò. As the crow flies, Palazzo Matteo is about 200 metres from Palazzo Muci and 480 from Palazzo Maritati; Palazzo Muci is about 450 metres from Palazzo Maritati. Casa della Vigna is about 25 metres from Palazzo Muci.

French chef Guy Martin is the founder of Palazzi Matteo, Maritati & Muci, in Nardò. Together with his wife Katherina Marx he has created spaces that tell stories through frescoes and works of art. The palaces are three historic 18th-century residences, joined by the holiday home Casa della Vigna.

Katherina Marx is the curator of the artistic vision and furnishings of Palazzi Matteo, Maritati & Muci, and the wife of chef Guy Martin. She has her own professional path, told on her personal website, katherinamarx.com. On the collection’s website you will find her presented on the page dedicated to art and decoration.

The palaces house works and objects by Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Claudine Drai, Geneviève Claisse and Paolo de Poli, among others. Palazzo Matteo mostly houses twentieth-century design and art; Palazzo Maritati the paper reliefs by Claudine Drai; Palazzo Muci the circles of Geneviève Claisse and a collection of African art.

In Nardò you can stay in three historic 18th-century palaces, in the historic centre: Palazzo Matteo, Palazzo Maritati and Palazzo Muci, which form the Palazzi Matteo, Maritati & Muci collection. They offer 16 rooms and suites, with pools open from April to October, and a holiday home, Casa della Vigna.

From the palaces in Nardò, Lecce is 26 to 27 kilometres away, around 30 minutes by car, and Gallipoli 17 to 19 kilometres, around 22 minutes. Brindisi airport is about 74-76 kilometres away, around 69 minutes. These are indicative times, worked out on the most direct road route.

Pets are welcome to stay with you at no extra charge at all the properties, and children of all ages are welcome. At the three palaces the cot is free up to age 4 and an extra bed costs 50 euros per night. For Casa della Vigna, please contact us to confirm the conditions for little ones.

Palazzo Matteo, Palazzo Muci and Palazzo Maritati have a pool, available to guests from April to October. At Palazzo Maritati there are two private, unheated pools: one on the terrace, for the use of Royal Suite Gabriella, and one in Superior Room Raffaella. Casa della Vigna does not have a pool of its own.