Palazzo Brandaglia

        It is situated at 147-143 Corso Italia, on the corner of Via Garibaldi

   It was built in the XIV^th century and has been recently superbly restored although there is not much left of the original structure: nothing inside and the lower part of the facade outside. It is now the seat of a bank, the Credito Italiano.

  The Brandaglia family has been one of the most important families among the nobles in Arezzo. They were originally called Guidoterni di S. Martino and had their oldest and main house in the quarter of Porta Crucifera. They were Guelfs and they were particularly influential in town in the  XIV^th century when they even tried to take the power. In 1351 this building was set on fire as the Guelfs had discovered a secret pact between Brandaglino Brandaglia and the Ghibellines: he wanted to let them in through one of the Gates of the town.