• Art & Culture

Castello Visconti di San Vito

Where
Piazza Scipione Publio Cornelio, 2, Somma Lombardo (VA)

Our panorama concludes with a visit to Castello di San Vito, which was built during the thirteenth century as a defensive fortress and initially inhabited by Pietro Visconti.  

Over the years, the structure underwent significant transformations, beginning in 1448 after the proclamation of the Ambrosian Republic and the settlement of Francesco and Guido Visconti, and continuing until the end of the 1500s.

Already a great Visconti residence, in 1600 the castle's interiors were fundamentally renovated in line with the baroque tastes of the time: during your visit, you can admire rooms embellished with opulent furnishings as well as 17th-century frescoes attributed to the School of Procaccini.

Managed by the Fondazione Visconti di San Vito charity, established by the will of the last descendant of the noble family and working to promote culture, the castle currently houses a series of collections.

Among these, visitors can admire a collection of 16th-century arms and armour of Spanish origin, an ornithological collection featuring 360 stuffed specimens, and a prestigious collection of urns from the Golasecca civilisation (8th-1st century BC).

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Places

Visconti di San Vito Castle (Somma Lombardo) | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
Visconti di San Vito Castle (Somma Lombardo) | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
12 mt

Panperduto | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Villages
Panperduto | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
2.45 km

Volandia Park and the Aviation Museum (Somma Lombardo)

  • Lifestyle
Volandia Park and the Aviation Museum (Somma Lombardo)
6.02 km

Museo Gallaratese per gli Studi Patri

  • Art & Culture
Museo Gallaratese per gli Studi Patri
7.11 km

MA*GA Museum | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
MA*GA Museum | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
7.27 km

The Abbey of San Donato

In Sesto Calende the beautiful and ancient Romanesque church is worth a visit
  • Religious Tourism
Visit the Abbey of San Donato in Sesto Calende
7.62 km

MAGA Museo Arte Gallarate

Museo Arte Gallarate, no magic but much art and a rich collection of masterpieces of the twentieth century
  • Art & Culture
MA*GA Museum Gallarate
7.87 km

Lake Comabbio | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Lakes
Lake Comabbio | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
8.56 km

Castello di Monteruzzo

  • Art & Culture
Castello di Monteruzzo
10.45 km

Naviglio Grande

The Naviglio Grande is the first of the canals that make up the Milan canal system, the oldest and the most important.
  • Navigli
Naviglio Grande
11.52 km

Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta

  • Unesco Sites
Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta
12.53 km

Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta

  • Parks
Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta
12.53 km

Lake Monate

  • Lakes
Lake Monate
12.91 km

Castello di Fagnano Olona

  • Art & Culture
Castello di Fagnano Olona
13.13 km

Monastero di torba

The splendid religious architecture stands on the slopes of the hill where the Archaeological Park of Castelseprio is located
  • Religious Tourism
Monastero di Torba
13.15 km

Le Robinie Golf Club

On the south of Lake Maggiore, Le Robinie Golf Club is the unique course designed by the 'Golden Bear' Jack Nicklaus in Italy.
  • Golf
Le Robinie Golf Club
13.18 km

The Textile Museum

  • Art & Culture
The Textile Museum
13.54 km

Palazzo Marliani Cicogna

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Marliani Cicogna
13.79 km

Angera

  • Art & Culture
Angera
13.83 km

Borromeo Castle, the Museum of Children’s Clothing and the Doll and Toy Museum

  • Art & Culture
Borromeo Castle, the Museum of Children’s Clothing and the Doll and Toy Museum
13.83 km

Events

Cycling: The Carnago Grand Prix

Carnago (VA)
26/08/2023
  • Cycle Tourism
Cycling: The Carnago Grand Prix
11.26 km

Italian Open Water Tour: Monate

Via Binda, 2, Monate (VA)
25/06/2023
  • Active & Green
Italian Open Water Tour: Monate
14.03 km

Activities

English Style Riding Weekend

  • Active & Green
English Style Riding Weekend
3.26 km

Bike Tour around the Lakes of Comabbio and Varese

  • Cycle Tourism
Bike Tour around the Lakes of Comabbio and Varese
7.77 km

Italian cooking class

  • Food & Wine
Italian cooking class
8.35 km

Where to sleep

A DUE PASSI DAL CASTELLO

Somma Lombardo
A DUE PASSI DAL CASTELLO
98 mt

RELAIS AL BORGO

Somma Lombardo
RELAIS AL BORGO
126 mt

HOTEL TRE LEONI

Somma Lombardo
HOTEL TRE LEONI
452 mt

CASA VACANZE ANNABELLE

Somma Lombardo
CASA VACANZE ANNABELLE
493 mt

CASA GRACE

Somma Lombardo
CASA GRACE
588 mt

B&B CASA GEA

Somma Lombardo
B&B CASA GEA
589 mt

CASA DI NIK

Somma Lombardo
CASA DI NIK
783 mt

HILTON GARDEN INN MILAN MALPENSA

Somma Lombardo
HILTON GARDEN INN MILAN MALPENSA
910 mt

VILLA GIOVANNA

Somma Lombardo
VILLA GIOVANNA
950 mt

GRAND HOTEL MILANO MALPENSA

Somma Lombardo
GRAND HOTEL MILANO MALPENSA
1.19 km

B&B L'EDERA

Somma Lombardo
B&B L'EDERA
1.2 km

LA GHIANDA MALPENSA

Somma Lombardo
LA GHIANDA MALPENSA
1.2 km

B&B CAMPAGNOLI

Somma Lombardo
B&B CAMPAGNOLI
1.41 km

B&B I CASTAGNI

Casorate Sempione
B&B I CASTAGNI
2.64 km

HOTEL RISTORANTE SEMPIONE

Casorate Sempione
HOTEL RISTORANTE SEMPIONE
2.7 km

SISTERS' GUEST HOUSE

Arsago Seprio
SISTERS' GUEST HOUSE
2.73 km

CASA NEL BOSCO

Vergiate
CASA NEL BOSCO
2.78 km

IL TERRAZZO

Casorate Sempione
IL TERRAZZO
2.79 km

IL TERRAZZO

Casorate Sempione
IL TERRAZZO
2.79 km

B&B IL CORTILE MALPENSA

Casorate Sempione
B&B IL CORTILE MALPENSA
2.83 km