Rocca Borromeo di Angera

The Rocca Borromeo di Angera, or Rocca d'Angera, also called Borromeo Castle, is a rocca on a hilltop above the town of Angera in the Province of Varese on the southern shores of Lago Maggiore. It has medieval origins and initially belonged to the Milanese archbishop. It passed then to the Visconti of Milan and later to the Borromeos, who are still the owners.

It is visible across the lake from Arona, where the remains of another castle with the same property history, the Rocca di Arona, stand.

The fortress comprises four parts, built in different periods, that enclose an internal courtyard. On the northeastern side, a wall with corner turrets extends outside the building and bends towards the lake until the edge of the cliff enclosing a garden.

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Rocca Borromeo di Angera ranks #3,020 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #244 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,043 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 42,000 visitors in 2021. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Novara, 36 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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