Visconti Castle

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Castle Visconteo is a castle built in 1360 in the town of Pavia, Lombardia in Italy by Galeazzo II Visconti, soon after the take of the city, a free city-state until then. The credited architect is Bartolino da Novara. The castle used to be the main residence of the Visconti family, while the political capital of the state was Milan. North of the castle a wide park was enclosed, also including the Certosa of Pavia, founded 1396 according to a vow of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, meant to be a sort of private chapel of the the Visconti dynasty. The 1525 Battle of Pavia, climax of the Italian Wars, took place inside the castle park.

Visconti Castle
Visconti Castle


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Coordinates: 45°11′N, 09°09′E

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