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Nice stroll

We had a nice stroll in the area to admire another piece of local architecture . The castle... read more

Reviewed 16 February 2016
827martinob
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Chelmsford, United Kingdom
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Beautiful view. Worth it if you are in the area.

If you are in the area north west of Milan travelling toward Bern, Lucerne, or Geneva consider a 10... read more

Reviewed 12 August 2015
Viking_Cats
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Reviewed 24 January 2017 via mobile

Or should I say fortress. I love the size and style. One of my favorite places to visit when I'm in Milan.

Date of experience: January 2017
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Reviewed 23 July 2016

The Castle is open for public one day a year & you have to order the visit in advance, the structure is pretty but the humidity of the area destroy the facades. Lets say that it worth a visit of 10 minutes if you get near by case.

Date of experience: June 2016
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Reviewed 16 February 2016 via mobile

We had a nice stroll in the area to admire another piece of local architecture . The castle Borromeo lols like a typical piece of northern Italian architecture

Date of experience: December 2015
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Reviewed 13 August 2015

If you are in the area north west of Milan travelling toward Bern, Lucerne, or Geneva consider a 10 mile side trip over to the Rocca Borromeo overlooking the town of Angera on Lake Maggiore. The castle sits on a rock outcrop controlling the waterway along the lake which stretches up into Switzerland.

The castle has a number of well outfitted great halls and fresco’d rooms. Not generally noted though is a fine collection of medieval wine making equipment. Large presses which must be five hundred years or more old. There is even an active vineyard within the castles environs.

As you wind your way upward keep your eyes open. For those who don’t peek around corners you might think you’ve reached the top of the keep but access to the top of the tower is found by taking a stairway built into the wall of a room. From the door of the room it looks like just another window set into a thick wall. Step up to the window and look left. The view from the tower is magnificent looking well north up the mountain lake or south down into the open lands of the Piedmont.

The best photographic location to view the castle is across the lake in Arona. If you are there about sunset the fading light provides a spectacular tableau.

Stop and have dinner on the patio of the Ristorante Barcaiolo. Look across the plaza and onto the lake with the castle silhouetted above the far shore. Excellent food at a good price.

Date of experience: September 2014
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Reviewed 16 August 2023 via mobile
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Date of experience: August 2023
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