Visconti-Sforza Castle (Novara)

Visconti-Sforza Castle, Novara
Novara
The front of the castle in a 2010 photo during the restoration
Visconti-Sforza Castle, Novara is located in Northern Italy
Visconti-Sforza Castle, Novara
Visconti-Sforza Castle, Novara
Coordinates45°26′40″N 8°37′03″E / 45.44444°N 8.61750°E / 45.44444; 8.61750
TypeMedieval castle
Site history
Built13th century
Built byFrancesco Della Torre, Giovanni Visconti

The Visconti-Sforza Castle of Novara is a castle located in the south-western border of the old center of Novara. It was erected on the former corner of the Roman and Middle Age walls that surrounded the city.[1]

  1. ^ Del Tredici, Federico; Rossetti, Edoardo (2012). Percorsi castellani: da Milano a Bellinzona: guida ai castelli del ducato (in Italian). Castelli del ducato. pp. 184–187. ISBN 9788896451021.