The works of the building that houses the Archeological Museum of Naples carried out between 1582 and 1586 by order of the Duke of Ossuna and designed by the architect Giulio Cesare Fontana. It had to be the Royal Riding School, but when they realized that there was no water in that place, the stable was abandoned. In 1615 it was inaugured as the Palace of Royal Studies, the seat of the University of Naples. When the university moved elsewhere in 1777, King Ferdinand IV commissioned the restauration of the building from the architect Ferdinando Fuga in order to adapt it to accommodate the Bourbon Museum and Royal Library.

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For 4 servings:

• Garlic, finely chopped
• 50 g bacon, finely chopped
• 4 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
• 1.25 kg baby lamb chops
• Olive oil
• 1 glass dry white wine
• 600 g roasting potatoes, chopped
• A few springs of rosemary
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Combine the garlic, bacon and thyme and rub this paste on the outside of the leg and then season the inside with salt and pepper. Tie the leg together with string. Place the lamb in a roasting pan with some olive oilo and wine and roast in a preheated oven at 200°C, Gas Mark 5, for 30 minut ... continue