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 Beautiful residence of the Borromeo family |
Via Rocca Milan, Varese 21021 Italy +39 331 93 1300 |
Angera fort stands on the spur of a rock that overlooks Lake Maggiore and for this reason has been a stronghold for control of commercial traffic along the lake since Roman times. The fort was probably built over a more ancient Roman fortification around the year 1000. First it was owned by the Bishops of Milan, then by the Visconti family towards the end of the 13th century, and from 1449 by the Borromeo family who made it into their main residence and a symbol of their political orientation. The imposing north-west tower forms the oldest part of the castle to which were added the Scaliger Wing, the 16/17th c. Borromea Wing, and the Visconti residence in the 13th and 14th centuries (frescoes from 1300 are still extant). The Doll Museum was opened in the Scaliger Wing in 1988. It contains an extraordinary collection of toys, dolls, books and clothes for young children from the 17th c. until the 1940's. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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