The history of Pizzo Castle is linked to the death of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, a valiant, fearless man who sought victory and the reconquest of his kingdom in Pizzo, but instead found death there.

Inside the manor house, a historical reconstruction reproduces the last days of Joachim Murat’s life, depicting the different moments of the imprisonment of the King and his men: inside the cells, in the semi-subterranean rooms, their imprisonment is reproduced; on the first floor, the scene of the summary trial against Murat is depicted; in the cell where the King spent the last moments of his life and where he wrote his farewell letter to his wife Carolina and his four children, also on the second floor, the scene of the King’s confession with Canon Masdea is reproduced.

Visiting the Castle of Pizzo means reliving first-hand the historical events that marked the destiny of a people.