Castello Sforzesco in Milan

Milan’s city dwellers has a strange connection with this castle, they love and hate it, because of the rowdy events of which it has been protagonist. For centuries this castle has been the central point of terrible facts for the population of Milan, it was the emblem of the unbearable power of the Milan’s rulers and foreign conquerors. Finally in XX the Castle changed its role and took the one of comforting cultural place. The name of the Castle is a reference to the Italian mercenary and Duke of Milan, Francesco Sforza, that in 1450 wanted to remodel the structure. But the Castle origins are older: It was built in the second half of 1300 for Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan. Nowadays this castle hosts a lot of museums: at the floor there’s the Antique art museum, at the first and second floor there’s a picture gallery and a collection of ancient furnitures, in the tower, at the first and second floor you can find the Collection of applied arts and the Musical Instruments Museum, in the basement there are the Prehistoric Museum and the Egyptian Museum.

Information to visit the Castello Sfrorzesco and the Museums:
Castle entry is free
When: Monday – Sunday, in winter times from 7 am to 6 pm in summer time from 7 am - 7 pm

Museums:
When: From Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am – 5,30 pm Never: Monday, 25th December, 1st January and 1st May
Tickets: 3 €, reduced tickets € 1,50

How to get here: Metro line MM1, stop “Cadorna” or “Cairoli”, line MM2 stop “Cadorna” or “Lanza”. Bus: 43, 50, 57, 58, 61, 70, 94. Tram: 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 20, 27.