Civico Museo Archeologico Sezioni Preistorica ed Egizia

Piazza Castello

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Building work on the castle went on from 1450 to 1550 under the authority of the Sforza family of Milan. In obedience to the will of Franceso Sforza the reconstruction and extension of the old fortress called 'di Porta Giovia' was carried out, erected between the walls of the city and the canals, by what is Rocchetta today. The fortress is a square shape, about 200 metres each side, with fo...more