Another magnificent and very important palace in the Non Valley is the “Palazzo Assessorile”.
This palace is located in the centre of Cles town and one of the member of the Cles’ dynasty, Arpone de Cles gave the order to build it as another residence for the family and after a while became the seat of the Captain of the Noce Valleys.
In 1484, Giorgio de Cles, renovated the palace.
In 1538, the Prince and bishop Bernardo Clesio died and Ildebrando de Cles, hi nephew inherited the building.
Ildebrando got married to Anna Wolkenstein in 1529, Anna was a pioneer woman, she love to hunt and she loved plants and herbs that she picked at Pelle Mountain and to help to cure some illnesses.
You don’t want to miss the visit to the palace and especially Anna’s room.
Bibilical scenes and hunting scenes are the decors that you can find in her room and with her special and very modern signature ANNA.
In the principal wall of the palace you can see the crest of the de Cles family, two rampant lions and the family’s motto “Uno Fortio” ( the union gives you force)
After the de Cles the palace was owned by the Thun family and then to the municipality of Cles.
The palace have been used as a prison till the early 1970.
It has been renovated in 2003 and now is a beautiful venue for exhitbitions
You can visit the palace every day 10 am -12 pm and 2.30 pm – 6:30 pm.
