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Castello Sforzesco


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 160 attractions in Milan
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Attraction type: Castle, Historic site, Historic home
Address: Piazza Castello, 3 20100 Milan
Italy
Tel: 39-02-884-63700
Fax: 39-02-890-15296

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5 of 5 stars
saintba   159 contributions
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 8, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Definitely the Castello Sforzesco (Sforzesco Castle) is worth visiting if you have time in Milan. I read that construction on it begain in the 14th Century. It's been restored and very beautiful. The castle was severely damaged in 1943 during the war and the Allied bombs on Milan. The Bell Tower (Torre del Filarete) which is a prominent part of... more

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4 of 5 stars
tulirepo   45 contributions
Joensuu, Finland
Jul 14, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

If you visit the castle and have some time in your hands, definitely take the tour that takes you to the outer rim of/inside the castle walls. The tour leaves from the information desk at 11am and lasts for an hour and a half. During this time you get interesting insights into the history of the castle and great views... more

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4 of 5 stars
FunTrvlCpl   50 contributions
Caliornia
Nov 18, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

I am very much into castles and enjoyed my visit to this one. It's not furnished in the usual period furnishings, it's more of an overall museum. They had lots of old artifacts, rooms full of old tapestries, antique musical instruments like pianos and violins, old dishes and vases, swords, guns, armor etc...if your into that kind of stuff this... more

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5 of 5 stars
yuipyon   26 contributions
Okinawa, Japan
Nov 15, 2009

他の建物とは一風違った風貌が、とても新鮮で美しいです。 手前の大きな噴水がとても綺麗でした★ 他の観光名所に比べてみ... more

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3 of 5 stars
よっち   791 contributions
Kitakyushu, Japan
Nov 1, 2009

四方を塔で囲む赤い城。建築にはレオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチも加わったのだとか。内部はいくつかの市立博物館になっていますが、城... more

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4 of 5 stars
himahami   180 contributions
横浜
Sep 2, 2009

茶色のレンガで造られた いかつい感じのこの城の 正面にある塔はとてもユニークな形なので市内の やや離れた所からでもよく目... more

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4 of 5 stars
ユッコ   14 contributions
横浜
Aug 16, 2009

堀は埋められてしまったのだろうけど、なごりを留める跳ね橋式の城門と、高くそびえる城壁。 叙情的には子供の頃憧れた物語の... more

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4 of 5 stars
mamikonbu   8 contributions
kix
Jul 18, 2009

4月の末、食後に車で友人に連れて行ってもらいました。 お昼も良いですが、夜のライトアップもキレイでした!! 夜は少し... more

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Castello Sforzesco Address

Piazza Castello, 3, 20100 Milan, Italy
Tel: 39-02-884-63700 Fax: 39-02-890-15296