Palazzo Milzetti is the most lavish and best-preserved example of the elegant architectural-decorative culture that flourished in Faenza during the Neoclassical period, establishing the city as a minor capital of refined taste. Count Nicola Milzetti initiated its construction in 1792, enlisting the Faenza-born architect Giuseppe Pistocchi. His son Francesco continued the work, commissioning architect Giovanni Antonio Antolini from Castel Bolognese and the painter Felice Giani, who created the splendid decorations with the help of his workshop, working in the palace until 1805.

On the ground floor, visitors can explore the living quarters of Count Francesco Milzetti and the library, characterized by simple yet functional elegance. Next, one enters the famous oval anti-bathroom (dressing room), one of the masterpieces by the renowned artist Felice Giani, inspired by Herculaneum-style decorations. Finally, the dining room features two long walls animated by subtly suggested apses and adorned with motifs such as vine leaves and acorns.

The piano nobile (main floor) is accessed via a simple yet solemn staircase, which leads—with a calculated effect of surprise—into the vast Octagonal Hall, also known as the Temple of Apollo.
Visitors then proceed to the Hall of Festivities or Gallery of Achilles, a space with a low vaulted ceiling where a continuous decoration of marvelous lightness and brightness covers every surface. To the left of the Gallery of Achilles lies a sitting room with a fireplace.

Next is the spouses' bedroom, dedicated to the story of Odysseus’s homecoming and Penelope’s faithfulness: this room also retains 19th-century silk wall coverings with a striking nocturnal motif.