After an accurate historic research in the town archives it has been discovered that already in the 15th century the palace belonged to the noble family Atti who ruled in Todi.
The presence of this noble family in the palace has been proved by historic researches and by the inscription, which we can read on the architrave of the fireplace in one of the rooms of the hotel Fonte Cesia: "VENTVRINVS APTVS".
As a matter of fact, Venturino of the family Atti was a famous “dominus”, (lord), who became prior in 1523. Two years later, on December 14 1525, he received the order to retake the towns of Massa Martana and Acquasparta, which wanted to free themselves from the supremacy of Todi. In Massa Martana, in the houses next to the Church of the Saints Terenzio and Fidenzio, you can see the stems of the Atti family with the inscription: VENTVRINUS APTUS. MDXXIII.
(From „Gli Atti di Todi,“ town archives).

The Atti family ruled in Todi until 1550 when the town was completely destroyed by a member of the Cesi family. From then on the Cesi family took control of the political, cultural and institutional life of the town. Among the exponents of the Cesi family, Angelo played a prominent part for Todi. He contributed in the transformation of the architecture of the town.
Through Angelo Cesi many Renaissance buildings, which we can still admire today have been constructed. Between 1600 and 1606 he built the impressive Fonte Cesia (Fountain Cesia), an ancient water supply, where the water coming from the overhanging “Colle della Rocca” (hill of the fortification), was channelled.

In 1980 Mr and Mrs Frustagatti, the present owners, acquired and renovated what today has become the Hotel Fonte Cesia.