Piedmont
Province of Novara
Novara

Visconti-Sforza Castle

The Visconti-Sforza Castle of Novara is a castle located in the south-western border of the old center of . It was erected on the former corner of the Roman and Middle Age walls that surrounded the city.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Novara, Italy
  • Also known as: “Castello Visconteo - Sforzesco di Novara”, “Castello Visconteo di Novara”, and “Castello Visconteo Sforzesco”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Coccia and Novara Cathedral.

Theater building
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is the main opera house in , and is also the most important "historical" theatre in . It faces along via Fratelli Rosselli, and delimits piazza dei Martiri to the west and piazza Giacomo Puccini to the east. is situated 140 metres northeast of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, located at the Piazza della Repubblica in , Piedmont, Italy. is situated 250 metres northeast of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 290 metres northeast of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bicocca and Torrion Quartara.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Village
Photo: Francoerbi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Visconti-Sforza Castle.

Visconti-Sforza Castle

Latitude
45.44444° or 45° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.61729° or 8° 37′ 2″ east
Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)
Open location code
8FQCCJV8+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1181479767
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
10300845
Wiki­data ID
Q3662765
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Lombard—“Visconti-Sforza Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Novara Castle”
  • German: “Visconti-Sforza Schloss”
  • Italian: “Castello di Novara”
  • Italian: “Castello Visconteo di Novara”
  • Italian: “Castello Visconteo Sforzesco di Novara”
  • Italian: “castello Visconteo-Sforzesco”
  • Japanese: “ノヴァーラ城”
  • Lombard: “Castell de Noara”
  • Lombard: “Castello Visconteo di Novara”
  • “Castello Visconteo di Novara”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Visconti-Sforza Castle”. Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.