Visconti Castle
The Visconti Castle of Cherasco is a medieval castle in Cherasco, Piedmont, Northern Italy. It was built in the 14th century by Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Cherasco, northern Italy
- Also known as: “Castello visconteo” and “Castello Visconteo di Cherasco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherasco Synagogue and San Martino.
Cherasco Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cherasco Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Via Marconi 4, in Cherasco, Piedmont, Italy. Designed in the Baroque style, the synagogue was completed in the 18th century. Cherasco Synagogue is situated 350 metres northwest of Visconti Castle.
San Martino
Church
Photo: Pmk58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Martino is a church, which is situated 260 metres north of Visconti Castle.
Town hall of Cherasco
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Cherasco is situated 400 metres northwest of Visconti Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pollentia and Bra.
Pollentia
Village
Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pollentia, known today as Pollenzo, was an ancient city on the left bank of the Tanaro. It is now a frazione of Bra in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. Pollentia is situated 4½ km northeast of Visconti Castle.
Bra
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bra is a town of 30,000 people in Piedmont. It is a culinary destination, home to the Slow Food movement and the University of Gastronomic Sciences, so you are guaranteed to eat and drink well.
La Morra
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Morra is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres northeast of Cuneo.
Visconti Castle
- Categories: Category:Visconti buildings, building, and historic site
- Location: Cherasco, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.64976° or 44° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
7.86182° or 7° 51′ 43″ eastElevation
293 metres (961 feet)Open location code
8FP9JVX6+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 383879970OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castleGeoNames ID
12076737Wikidata ID
Q104880061
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Visconti Castle” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Castello visconteo”
- Turkish: “Visconti Kalesi, Cherasco”
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