| Rocca Borromeo | |
|---|---|
| Angera, Lombardy, Northern Italy in Italy | |
 The Rocca seen from Arona, on the opposite side of Lake Maggiore | |
  Rocca Borromeo | |
| Coordinates | 45°46′27″N 8°34′17″E / 45.77417°N 8.57139°E |
| Type | Rocca |
| Site information | |
| Owner | House of Borromeo |
| Open to the public | Yes (daily from mid-April to September, Friday to Sunday from mid-March to mid-April)[1] |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Site history | |
| Built | 13th and 14th centuries |
| Built by | Ottone Visconti, Bernabò Visconti, and House of Borromeo |
| Materials | Local stone |
The Rocca Borromeo di Angera, or Rocca d'Angera, also called Borromeo Castle, is a rocca on a hilltop above the town of Angera in the Province of Varese on the southern shores of Lago Maggiore.[2][3][1] It has medieval origins and initially belonged to the Milanese archbishop. It passed then to the Visconti of Milan and later to the Borromeos, who are still the owners.[4]
It is visible across the lake from Arona, where the remains of another castle with the same property history, the Rocca di Arona, stand.[5]
The fortress comprises four parts, built in different periods, that enclose an internal courtyard. On the northeastern side, a wall with corner turrets extends outside the building and bends towards the lake until the edge of the cliff enclosing a garden.[2]
- ^ a b Fohrer & Schmid (2023), pp. 147–148.
- ^ a b Conti, Hybsch & Vincenti (1991), p. 146.
- ^ Del Tredici & Rossetti (2012), p. 116.
- ^ Welch (1995), p. 12.
- ^ Fohrer & Schmid (2023), p. 248.