{"id":355736,"date":"2026-10-18T21:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/?p=355736"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:32:47","slug":"castello-sforzesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardei\/mailand\/castello-sforzesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Castello Sforzesco in Milan: Museums, Tickets, and Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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Evening and Three Days of Museums for 20 euros<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardei\/mailand\/castello-sforzesco\/#Fur_wen_lohnt_sich_das_Castello_Sforzesco\" >Who should visit the Castello Sforzesco?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The Torre del Filarete of the Castello Sforzesco, behind the fountain in Piazza Castello, under a blue sky\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Torre del Filarete and the fountain in Piazza Castello\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-brunnen-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Torre del Filarete and the fountain in Piazza Castello \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nMilan \u2013 If you walk northwest from the cathedral through the pedestrian zone, after a quarter of an hour you\u2019ll find yourself in front of a red-brick tower. Behind it lies the <span class=\"notranslate\">Castello Sforzesco<\/span>, the castle that Galeazzo II Visconti, lord of Milan, began building in 1360 and that military leader Francesco Sforza made the residence of his ducal family beginning in 1450. Today, the city of Milan displays its art collections here, including Michelangelo\u2019s last sculpture, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span>: A ticket for all museums costs \u20ac10.00; they are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and you can enter the castle courtyards every day for free.<\/p>\n<p>Here you'll learn what lies behind the gate tower, what masterpieces await you in the museums, what you'll see along the battlements, and how to get there without any detours. Our guide to the city's other highlights provides an overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardy\/milan\/milan-attractions\/\">Sights in Milan<\/a>, the [name] lists all the attractions in the region <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/regions\/lombardy-travel-guide\/\">Lombardy Travel Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E9DF; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F5F8F3 0%, #FCFDFB 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">AT A GLANCE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">The Castello Sforzesco in Numbers<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">The <span class=\"notranslate\">Castello Sforzesco<\/span> is owned by the City of Milan and houses its art collections, which <span class=\"notranslate\">Public Art Collections<\/span>. One ticket is valid for all museums in the castle, including the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span>, You have to pay extra for the battlements. The courtyards are open to the public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tiles\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: #E3E7EC; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; margin: 22px 0 0;\">\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">VISCONTI CASTLE<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1360<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Built by 1370<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">SFORZA<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1450<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Reconstruction Begins<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">ADMISSION<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">10,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">All museums<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">DISCOUNTED<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">5,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">65 and older, EU residents ages 18 to 25<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">UNDER 18<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #5f7355; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">free<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Admission<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">FARMS<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #5f7355; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">free<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Daily from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">OPEN<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">Tue\u2013Sun<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">PARAPET<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">10,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">own ticket<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-chips\" style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 20px 0 0;\"><span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">First Sunday <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">free<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">Second Tuesday <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">available until the 25th<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">Monday <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">closed<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">Audio Guide <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">\u20ac5.00, also available in German<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">Dogs <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">only outside<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"inw-chip\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 7px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.3; color: #6b747e;\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini <b style=\"color: #16263f; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">in the ticket<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information provided by Castello Sforzesco (Comune di Milano).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">THE CASTLE<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_ist_das_Castello_Sforzesco\"><\/span>What is the Castello Sforzesco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The <span class=\"notranslate\">Castello Sforzesco<\/span> is the castle of the two families that ruled Milan in the late Middle Ages and during the Renaissance\u2014first the Visconti, then the Sforza. It all began with Galeazzo II Visconti, who between 1360 and 1370 had a fortress built atop the medieval city wall, at which <span class=\"notranslate\">Porta Giovia<\/span>, a small city gate. His successors expanded it into a square castle with sides measuring about 180 meters and four corner towers\u2014the largest the Visconti ever built. When Filippo Maria, the last Visconti, died without a son in 1447, the people of Milan called upon the <span class=\"notranslate\">Repubblica Ambrosiana<\/span> ...a short-lived city-state, and damaged parts of the hated castle.<\/p>\n<p>On March 25, 1450, the military commander Francesco Sforza, son-in-law of the last Visconti, was celebrated as the city\u2019s new ruler alongside his wife, Bianca Maria Visconti, and immediately began rebuilding the castle. Beginning in 1452, the Florentine architect Antonio Averulino, known as Filarete, designed the facade facing the city, including the tall gate tower. He was soon replaced, and the military architect Bartolomeo Gadio added two round corner towers in front of it, clad in gray, sharply hewn stone blocks. To this day, they dominate the <span class=\"notranslate\">Castle Square<\/span>, the semicircular square in front of the castle.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 1468, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Francesco's eldest son, lived in the Castello with his wife, Bona di Savoia. Within a few years, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Rocchetta<\/span>, the fortified core of the complex, and the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span> with the duke's living quarters. His brother Ludovico Sforza, known as <span class=\"notranslate\">il Moro<\/span>, ...later brought the architects Donato Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci to a court that was among the most magnificent in Europe. In 1499, the French advanced, and Ludovico fled. Afterward, the Castello served as a barracks for foreign troops for over three centuries\u2014from the Spanish in 1535 until the Austrians withdrew in 1859.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The Castello Sforzesco from above, with its round corner towers, courtyards, and green spaces surrounding the castle\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Castello Sforzesco and its courtyards, seen from above\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-hoefe-von-oben-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">The Castello Sforzesco and its courtyards, seen from above \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">THE TOWER<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_Torre_del_Filarete_ist_ein_Turm_von_1905\"><\/span>The Torre del Filarete is a tower built in 1905<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The <span class=\"notranslate\">Filarete Tower<\/span>, The gate tower, through which you enter the Castello, is newer than it looks. Filarete designed it in 1452, and Lombard master builders constructed it. Under French rule, it served as a powder magazine, and in June 1521, it exploded and collapsed. For nearly four centuries afterward, the castle stood without its gate tower.<\/p>\n<p>The current tower was built by the Milanese architect Luca Beltrami, who began restoring the dilapidated barracks in 1893 and turned it into a museum. He based his design on old documents and a painting from Leonardo\u2019s circle, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Madonna Lia<\/span>, which now hangs in the castle's art gallery, and a wall carving at a country estate outside the city, which <span class=\"notranslate\">Cascina Pozzobonelli<\/span>. In 1895, Beltrami had a full-scale wooden model erected; on September 24, 1905, the tower was inaugurated and dedicated to King Umberto I, who had been assassinated in Monza five years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>As you walk through, look up. In the niche on the front of the tower stands a statue of Saint Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, by the sculptor Luigi Secchi; next to it are the painted coats of arms of the Sforza dukes, from Francesco to Francesco II. Further up is a clock featuring a sunburst, a symbol of the Sforza family. During the most recent restoration, the names of the eight winds, carved into the octagonal lantern, were revealed: Beltrami had apparently envisioned the structure as a Tower of the Winds. The gate tower now also houses the Castello\u2019s information center, located on the right as you approach from the <span class=\"notranslate\">Castle Square<\/span> you'll come.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"A niche containing a statue of Saint Ambrose, flanked by painted Sforza coats of arms, on the brick facade of the Torre del Filarete\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Statue of Saint Ambrose at the Torre del Filarete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-torre-del-filarete-sant-ambrogio-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Statue of Saint Ambrose at the Torre del Filarete \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">THE FARMS<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drei_Hofe_die_du_ohne_Ticket_betrittst\"><\/span>Three farms you can visit without a ticket<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The courtyards are free to visit and are open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Behind the gate tower, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Courtyard of the Arms<\/span>, the Waffenhof, a vast lawn that Beltrami has extensively restored. Along its edge lie late Roman sarcophagi from the 3rd and 4th centuries and fragments of demolished Milanese buildings\u2014a small open-air museum of the lost city. In the same courtyard stands the <span class=\"notranslate\">Spanish Hospital<\/span>, the hospital of the Spanish garrison, which today houses the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span> can be seen. In the summer, the city hosts events in the courtyard with <span class=\"notranslate\">Estate al Castello<\/span>, its outdoor program, June 12 through September 9, 2026, with up to 2,300 seats.<\/p>\n<p>A passageway leads across the old moat of the city wall, the <span class=\"notranslate\">dry ditch<\/span>, into which <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span>, the Dukes' Courtyard. The portico was built by the architect Benedetto Ferrini in 1473; the Milanese call it <span class=\"notranslate\">Portico of the Elephant<\/span> next to the faded fresco of an elephant on the wall. A staircase with low steps allowed Galeazzo Maria Sforza to ride his horse up to his rooms on the upper floor. Right next to it is the <span class=\"notranslate\">Rocchetta<\/span>, the fortress within the fortress. After Galeazzo Maria fell victim to a conspiracy on December 26, 1476, his widow, Bona, retired there and had the tall <span class=\"notranslate\">Torre di Bona<\/span> built a tower from which she could see the entire castle.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the castle, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Sempione Park<\/span>, 47 hectares of lawns, trees, and paths, which architect Emilio Alemagna designed as an English landscape garden between 1890 and 1893. It extends all the way to the <span class=\"notranslate\">Arco della Pace<\/span>, the 19th-century Peace Arch. You can read more about the green space behind the Castello in our article about the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardy\/milan\/parco-sempione\/\">Sempione Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The inner courtyard of the Corte Ducale in the Castello Sforzesco, featuring arcades and a long, reflective pool\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Corte Ducale at the Castello Sforzesco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-corte-ducale-wasserbecken-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">The Corte Ducale with its long water basin \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">THE MUSEUMS<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_zeigen_die_Museen_im_Castello_Sforzesco\"><\/span>What do the museums at Castello Sforzesco have on display?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The following are located in the Castello: <span class=\"notranslate\">Public Art Collections<\/span>, the art collections of the City of Milan, spread across eight museums that you can visit with a single ticket. The tour begins on the ground floor of the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span> in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Ancient Art<\/span>, the Museum of Ancient Art. Some 400 sculptures and architectural elements from monasteries, city gates, and palaces tell the story of more than a thousand years of Milan\u2019s history, from the 5th to the 16th century. The most impressive piece is the tomb of the city lord Bernab\u00f2 Visconti, created by the sculptor Bonino da Campione and his workshop between 1360 and 1385: The equestrian statue is carved from a single block of marble and still bears traces of its gilding. In the <span class=\"notranslate\">Armeria<\/span>, in the armory, there are weapons dating from the late 14th century through the 19th century.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">The Pinacoteca: From Filippo Lippi to Canaletto<\/h3>\n<p>Also in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span> is the <span class=\"notranslate\">Pinacoteca<\/span>, the painting gallery featuring Milanese and Lombard paintings from the 15th to the 18th century, supplemented by works from Veneto and Flanders. Among the earliest works is the <span class=\"notranslate\">Madonna dell\u2019Umilt\u00e0<\/span> by the Florentine painter Filippo Lippi, painted between 1429 and 1432 and originally located in the church <span class=\"notranslate\">Santa Maria del Carmine<\/span> in Florence. Andrea Mantegna, the great Renaissance painter from Padua, signed his altarpiece depicting the Madonna in Glory on August 15, 1497, for the church <span class=\"notranslate\">Santa Maria in Organo<\/span> in Verona; it has belonged to the Castello since 1935. A Madonna and Child by the Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini dates from before 1470, while a view of the San Marco pier with the Column of St. Mark, painted around 1735, is by Canaletto, the painter of Venetian cityscapes.<\/p>\n<p>To the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span> These also include the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures<\/span>, the Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures, which <span class=\"notranslate\">Stipo Passalacqua<\/span>, a cabinet from 1613 featuring ivory figures representing the five senses, and in the basement, the <span class=\"notranslate\">Antique Egypt Gallery<\/span>, the Egyptian collection, which includes a fragment of a Book of the Dead from the New Kingdom. In the <span class=\"notranslate\">Rocchetta<\/span> The tour continues upstairs. On the way through the Museum of Musical Instruments, there are <span class=\"notranslate\">Sala della Balla<\/span>, a large hall on the first floor, the twelve monthly tapestries of the Trivulzio noble family of Milan, designed by the Lombard painter Bramantino and completed in 1509. Right next to it stands the <span class=\"notranslate\">Phonology Studio<\/span> of the Italian broadcaster RAI, where composers Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna began Italy's first experiments with electronic music in 1955. This is followed by the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Decorative Arts<\/span>, the Museum of Applied Arts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"An arcaded courtyard inside the Castello Sforzesco, with a colonnade on the ground floor and brick facades above it\" title=\"Milan \u2013 The Arcaded Courtyard at the Castello Sforzesco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-arkadenhof-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Arcaded courtyard inside the Castello Sforzesco \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__0_6addb500eda0b  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6addb500eda0b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n                <article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_2 format-standard\">\n                <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                    \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardei\/mailand\/mailand-sehenswuerdigkeiten\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Mailand Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeiten: 7 Highlights und Tipps\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Gothic marble facade of Milan Cathedral on Piazza del Duomo\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mailand-dom-piazza-del-duomo-pexels-15939547-350x250.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mailand-dom-piazza-del-duomo-pexels-15939547-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mailand-dom-piazza-del-duomo-pexels-15939547-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mailand-dom-piazza-del-duomo-pexels-15939547-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mailand-dom-piazza-del-duomo-pexels-15939547-750x536.jpg 750w, 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23t23 9h64q14 0 23 -9t9 -23zM1312 640q0 148 -73 273t-198 198t-273 73t-273 -73t-198 -198t-73 -273t73 -273t198 -198t273 -73t273 73t198 198t73 273zM1536 640 q0 -209 -103 -385.5t-279.5 -279.5t-385.5 -103t-385.5 103t-279.5 279.5t-103 385.5t103 385.5t279.5 279.5t385.5 103t385.5 -103t279.5 -279.5t103 -385.5z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/div> September 18, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                        <p>The Duomo, The Last Supper, La Scala, Castello, Galleria, Brera, and Navigli: how much these seven highlights in Milan cost, when they\u2019re closed, and how to fit them all into two days.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class='module-overlay'>\n\t\t\t\t    <div class='preloader_type preloader_dot'>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"module-preloader jeg_preloader dot\">\n\t\t\t\t            <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t        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class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">THE MASTERPIECE<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pieta_Rondanini_Michelangelos_letzte_Skulptur\"><\/span>Piet\u00e0 Rondanini: Michelangelo's Last Sculpture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span> is the last work by the sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti. He likely began working on the marble block between 1553 and 1555 and continued to refine it intermittently during the last ten years of his life: he made Christ\u2019s body more slender, lowered the head, and altered the arms. According to letters from his student Daniele da Volterra, he was still chiseling away at the figure just a few days before his death in February 1564, at the age of 89. The group is 1.96 meters tall and depicts Mary holding her dead son while standing, rather than cradling him in her lap as in Michelangelo\u2019s earlier Piet\u00e0 in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n<p>After Michelangelo\u2019s death, all trace of the sculpture was lost. The first confirmed record of it dates back to 1807, in the inventory of art treasures belonging to the Roman noble family Rondinini, who gave it its name. Because an appraiser mistakenly identified it as a modern work, it went largely unnoticed for a long time. In 1952, the City of Milan purchased the Piet\u00e0. Until 2015, it stood in a stone niche in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Ancient Art<\/span>, and since May 2, 2015, it has had its own museum in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Spanish Hospital<\/span>. In this hall, whose vaulted ceiling is inscribed with verses from the Creed, the Spaniards cared for sick and plague-stricken soldiers in the 16th century.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the Piet\u00e0 is included in the museum ticket. The museum has its own ticket office: You can buy your ticket there or at the main ticket office and use the same ticket to visit both areas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Lawn in the Cortile delle Armi of the Castello Sforzesco, looking back toward the Torre del Filarete\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Cortile delle Armi at the Castello Sforzesco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-cortile-delle-armi-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Cortile delle Armi with a view of the Torre del Filarete \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">LEONARDO<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sala_delle_Asse_Leonardos_gemalte_Laube\"><\/span>Sala delle Asse: Leonardo's Painted Arbor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>Leonardo da Vinci lived in Milan from 1482 to 1499, in the service of Ludovico il Moro. At the Castello, he left behind the <span class=\"notranslate\">Hall of the Axes<\/span>, the hall on the ground floor of the <span class=\"notranslate\">Torre Falconiera<\/span>, a square tower of the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span>. It is documented that Leonardo painted rooms in the castle in April 1498. He transformed the enclosed hall into an arbor: mulberry trees grow up the walls, their branches intertwining beneath the vault to form a dense canopy through which only patches of sky shine, held together by a continuous cord.<\/p>\n<p>What you see today is only partly the work of Leonardo himself. The painting was rediscovered in 1893 and 1894; shortly thereafter, a restorer painted over the entire ceiling, and it wasn\u2019t until 1954 that this layer was largely removed. The monochromatic drawings on the wall\u2014roots bursting through rocks and a landscape\u2014are generally considered to be his own work. The hall is currently undergoing restoration and is closed to visitors. Four digital exhibitions on the museum\u2019s website offer a glimpse of the space.<\/p>\n<p>Leonardo's traces in the Castello extend even further: The <span class=\"notranslate\">Trivulziana Library<\/span>, the city's historic library located in the castle, houses the <span class=\"notranslate\">Trivulziano Code<\/span>, a notebook in which he wrote about 8,000 words to expand his vocabulary. His most famous work in Milan is not far away: How you <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardy\/milan\/the-last-supper\/\">The Last Supper<\/a> in the church <span class=\"notranslate\">Santa Maria delle Grazie<\/span> You can read about it in our own post.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">ON THE WALLS<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Merlate_und_Sotterranei_Wehrgange_und_verborgene_Gange\"><\/span>Merlate and Sotterranei: Battlements and Hidden Passages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>Away from the museums, you can climb the walls. The <span class=\"notranslate\">Panoramic Views of Merlate<\/span>, a section of the battlements behind the crenellations, can be explored without a guided tour: Tuesday through Sunday starting at 10 a.m., last admission at 5 p.m. The ticket costs \u20ac10.00, \u20ac5.00 for reduced-rate admission, and is not included in the museum admission fee. Visitors are admitted in groups of no more than 25 people, accompanied by staff. A dedicated elevator also takes wheelchair users and families with strollers up to the top. From up there, you\u2019ll understand how the fortress was defended and enjoy a view over the city\u2019s rooftops. Beltrami reconstructed the battlements themselves starting in 1893 based on old drawings.<\/p>\n<p>Two tours led by Ad Artem, the city\u2019s official tour guide service in the Castello, take visitors deeper into the defenses. The <span class=\"notranslate\">Tour of the Merlate<\/span> takes visitors on a 90-minute tour of the battlements and towers. The <span class=\"notranslate\">Tour of the Cellars<\/span> goes through the <span class=\"notranslate\">Ghirlanda Covered Street<\/span>, a passageway with a 2.80-meter-high brick vault in the outer moat wall, through which soldiers could leave the castle unseen. Both tours cost \u20ac18.00 (reduced rate: \u20ac15.00), are conducted in Italian, and are suitable for children ages eight and up and ten and up, respectively. In October and November 2026, they will take place on Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The crenellated brick wall of the Castello Sforzesco, featuring the Torre del Filarete, under a blue sky\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Battlements and the Torre del Filarete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castello-sforzesco-zinnen-torre-del-filarete-canva-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Bastions and the Torre del Filarete of the Castello Sforzesco \u00b7 \u00a9 canva.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">TICKETS<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_kostet_der_Eintritt_ins_Castello_Sforzesco\"><\/span>How much is admission to the Castello Sforzesco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>You only need one ticket for the museums. It costs \u20ac10.00 and is valid all day for all collections, including the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span> and the Egyptian section, with one admission ticket per section. Students, visitors age 65 and older, and EU citizens ages 18 to 25 pay \u20ac5.00; admission is free for those under 18. On the first Sunday of the month, everyone gets in for free; on the second Tuesday, admission is free for everyone under 25. Even with free admission, you still need a ticket: to get one, select the category online <span class=\"notranslate\">free admission<\/span>, the free ticket.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E9DF; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F5F8F3 0%, #FCFDFB 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">PRICES<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">Entrance to the Castello Sforzesco<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">All prices are per person. Groups of ten or more receive a 20 % discount on the museum ticket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 55%;\" scope=\"col\">Offer<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 45%;\" scope=\"col\">Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Museums with the Rondanini Piet\u00e0<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">10,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Reduced rate: Students, seniors 65 and older, EU citizens aged 18 to 25<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">5,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Children and adolescents under the age of 18<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Panoramic Views of Merlate, Walkway (no guided tour)<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">10.00 \u20ac \u00b7 reduced price 5.00 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Tour delle Merlate or Tour nei Sotterranei, 90 minutes<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">\u20ac18.00 \u00b7 reduced price \u20ac15.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Weekend museum tour, with ticket<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">20,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Audio Guide<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">5,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Tourist Museum Card: Three days of access to all city museums<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">20,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 18px 0 0;\">If you want to visit Milan\u2019s municipal museums for a year, get the Milano Museo Card for \u20ac15.00. With the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia\u2014the annual pass for museums in Lombardy\u2014admission is free, but you can only get the free ticket at the ticket counter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information provided by Castello Sforzesco (Comune di Milano) and Ad Artem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nThe museums are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Last admission to each area is at 4:30 p.m., at which time the ticket office also closes. The museums are closed on Mondays, as well as on December 25, January 1, and May 1. The courtyards, on the other hand, are open every day from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the information desk at the <span class=\"notranslate\">Filarete Tower<\/span> is available to assist you Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E9DF; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F5F8F3 0%, #FCFDFB 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">OPENING HOURS<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">When is the Castello Sforzesco open?<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">Individual galleries may close on short notice; please check the museum's website for the latest information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 55%;\" scope=\"col\">Area<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 45%;\" scope=\"col\">Times<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Museums<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">Tue\u2013Sun, 10 a.m.\u20135:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Ticket Office and Last Admission<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Farms<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">Daily from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Panoramic Views of Merlate<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">Tue\u2013Sun, 10 a.m.\u20135 p.m., last admission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Information Desk in the Torre del Filarete<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">Tue\u2013Sun, 9:30 a.m.\u20135:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Museums Closed<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">Mondays, December 25, January 1, May 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Free admission<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">First Sunday of the month, second Tuesday\u2014up to age 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information provided by Castello Sforzesco (Comune di Milano).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Brick walls and the courtyard of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, with people strolling by\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Castello Sforzesco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/castello-sforzesco-mailand-pexels-35591299-1140x758.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">The courtyard of the Castello Sforzesco \u00b7 \u00a9 pexels.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">GETTING HERE<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_kommst_du_zum_Castello_Sforzesco\"><\/span>How do you get to the Castello Sforzesco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The Castello is located on the <span class=\"notranslate\">Castle Square<\/span> on the northwestern edge of the Old Town and within the <span class=\"notranslate\">Area C<\/span>, the toll-based environmental zone in the city center. The fastest way to get there is by taking the ATM metro: The red M1 line stops at <span class=\"notranslate\">Cairoli<\/span>, 200 meters from the ticket booth, the green M2 at <span class=\"notranslate\">Lanza<\/span>, 240 meters away. Both lines also stop at <span class=\"notranslate\">Cadorna<\/span>, where the train station is <span class=\"notranslate\">Milan Cadorna<\/span> is located. From there, the airport train departs <span class=\"notranslate\">Malpensa Express<\/span> It takes 37 minutes to get to Terminal 1 at Malpensa Airport. Trams 1, 2, 4, 12, and 14, as well as buses 50, 57, 58, and 85, also stop nearby.<\/p>\n<p>From the cathedral, walk about one kilometer\u2014about a quarter of an hour\u2014along the pedestrian street <span class=\"notranslate\">Via Dante<\/span>. A single-ride ATM ticket costs \u20ac2.20 and is valid for 90 minutes; a day pass costs \u20ac7.60. If you're driving, you'll pay <span class=\"notranslate\">Area C<\/span> Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., \u20ac7.50 per day; on weekends and holidays, parking in this zone is free.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E9DF; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F5F8F3 0%, #FCFDFB 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">GETTING HERE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">Here's how to get to the Castello Sforzesco<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">The main ticket office is located at the entrance to the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Ancient Art<\/span> in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span>, the cash register at the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span> in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Spanish Hospital<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 55%;\" scope=\"col\">Connection<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 45%;\" scope=\"col\">Route, Duration, or Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Take the M1 subway to Cairoli<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">about 200 m to the cash register<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Take the M2 subway to Lanza<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">about 240 m to the register<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">From Milano Centrale Main Station: Take the M2 to Lanza<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">without changing trains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">From Linate Airport: Take the M4 to San Babila, then the M1 to Cairoli<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">change trains once<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Malpensa Express to Milano Cadorna<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">\u20ac15.00, 37 minutes from Terminal 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">ATM Single-Ride Ticket and Day Pass<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">\u20ac2.20 for 90 minutes \u00b7 \u20ac7.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">On foot from the cathedral<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">about 1 km, about 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Area C by Car<\/td>\n<td class=\"inw-preis\">\u20ac7.50, Mon\u2013Fri 7:30 a.m.\u20137:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information provided by Castello Sforzesco, ATM, Malpensa Express, and the City of Milan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"A bustling pedestrian street in Milan in the evening, with caf\u00e9 tables and the Torre del Filarete at the end of the street\" title=\"Milan \u2013 Pedestrian Street Leading to the Torre del Filarete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mailand-fussgaengerstrasse-torre-del-filarete-pexels-32776621-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Pedestrian street with a view of the Torre del Filarete \u00b7 \u00a9 pexels.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barrierefreiheit_Hunde_und_Audioguide\"><\/span>Accessibility, Dogs, and Audio Guides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>A ramp with a 6 % gradient leads to the main ticket window; another ramp connects it to the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Ancient Art<\/span>. The ticket office will lend you two wheelchairs if you show some form of ID. Elevators take you down to the Egyptian section and to the <span class=\"notranslate\">Rocchetta<\/span> on to musical instruments, the applied arts, and the <span class=\"notranslate\">Panoramic Views<\/span>, the observation rooms on the third floor. People with disabilities and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge. In the <span class=\"notranslate\">Museum of Ancient Art<\/span> There is a tactile path for blind and visually impaired visitors, as well as videos in Italian Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs are allowed only in the outdoor areas; only service dogs are permitted in the museums and on the battlements. You can rent an audio guide for \u20ac5.00 at the bookshop near the museum entrance; it is available in German, Italian, English, French, Spanish, and Russian, but does not include the Egyptian collection. Every weekend at 11:00 a.m., a guided tour of the museums begins without prior registration\u2014on Saturdays in English and on Sundays in Italian\u2014for \u20ac20.00, including admission. Meet at the Info Point at 10:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Good to know: Not everything is open right now. The <span class=\"notranslate\">Hall of the Axes<\/span> is undergoing restoration, and the Department of Prehistory and Early History at the Archaeological Museum is closed for renovations. In addition, the ticket is valid for only one entry per section: Once you\u2019ve left an area, you cannot re-enter it on the same day. Therefore, plan a single, continuous visit. The Piet\u00e0, the Pinakothek, and the carpets in the <span class=\"notranslate\">Sala della Balla<\/span> You can wear it just like that, and then you can stroll through the courtyards for free until evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-duo\">\n<div class=\"inw-duo-panel\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 8px;\">IS IT WORTH IT FOR<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Art lovers who want to see Michelangelo and the Milanese Renaissance<\/li>\n<li>Families\u2014admission is free for those under 18<\/li>\n<li>Anyone who wants to get in for free on the first Sunday of the month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-duo-panel\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 8px;\">LESS SUITABLE FOR<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>a Monday, when the museums are closed<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo fans, while the Sala delle Asse is being restored<\/li>\n<li>Visitors who would like to bring their dogs to the museums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card inw-card--warm\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ECE6DC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #FBF8F3 0%, #FFFEFC 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8a6b41; margin: 0 0 12px;\">EDITOR'S INSIDER TIP<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Hofe_am_Abend_und_drei_Tage_Museen_fur_20_Euro\"><\/span>The Courtyards in the Evening and Three Days of Museums for 20 euros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">The museums close at 5:30 p.m., but the courtyards don't close until 7:30 p.m. Come back one summer evening: Once the day visitors have left, it gets <span class=\"notranslate\">Courtyard of the Arms<\/span> Silence, and the low-hanging sun casts its light on the brick of the <span class=\"notranslate\">Corte Ducale<\/span> light up. Then walk through the castle out to the park side and a short way into the <span class=\"notranslate\">Sempione Park<\/span>. From the meadow, you can see the rear of the Castello with the <span class=\"notranslate\">Rocchetta<\/span>, which are provided to you by the <span class=\"notranslate\">Castle Square<\/span> remains hidden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">And do the math before you buy: The Tourist Museum Card costs \u20ac20.00\u2014just \u20ac10.00 more than a ticket to the Castello\u2014and is valid for three consecutive days at all of Milan\u2019s municipal museums, with one admission per museum. The three days don\u2019t start counting until your first visit, and you have twelve months from the date of purchase. So figure out beforehand how many municipal museums you want to visit in three days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5f7355; margin: 0 0 12px;\">OUR CONCLUSION<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fur_wen_lohnt_sich_das_Castello_Sforzesco\"><\/span>Who should visit the Castello Sforzesco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #5F7355; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p>The <span class=\"notranslate\">Castello Sforzesco<\/span> tells the story of how Milan transitioned from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and through the <span class=\"notranslate\">Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/span> a world-class masterpiece. If you're short on time, walk through the courtyards straight to Michelangelo. It's best to set aside a whole morning to see all the collections.<\/p>\n<p>From the Castello, walk to the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardy\/milan\/mailand-cathedral\/\">Milan Cathedral<\/a>, and the artists' quarter <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardy\/milan\/brera-attractions\/\">Brera<\/a> starts right behind the subway station <span class=\"notranslate\">Lanza<\/span>. Here's how to combine the castle, the cathedral, and the old town's narrow streets into a single day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__1_6addb500f2c66  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__1_6addb500f2c66\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n                <article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_2 format-standard\">\n                <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                    \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lombardei\/mailand\/mailaender-dom\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Mail\u00e4nder Dom: 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class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__3_6addb50100a31\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About the Castello Sforzesco<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__4_6addb50100c79 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wann ist der Eintritt ins Castello Sforzesco frei?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">When is admission to the Castello Sforzesco free?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>Free admission on the first Sunday of the month for everyone; on the second Tuesday of the month for visitors up to age 25; and always for children and teens under 18. The courtyards of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan are open to the public daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You\u2019ll still need a ticket for the museums, though\u2014get it online under the \u201comaggio\u201d category.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Ist die Piet\u00e0 Rondanini im Ticket enthalten?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is the Piet\u00e0 Rondanini included in the ticket?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Yes. Michelangelo\u2019s last sculpture has been on display since 2015 at the Museo Piet\u00e0 Rondanini in the Ospedale Spagnolo, the former Spanish military hospital at the Castello Sforzesco, and the museum ticket for \u20ac10.00 is also valid there. The museum has its own ticket window where you can also purchase a ticket.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Kann man die Sala delle Asse von Leonardo da Vinci besichtigen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is it possible to visit Leonardo da Vinci's Sala delle Asse?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Not currently: The hall in the Castello Sforzesco is undergoing restoration and is closed (as of October 2026). Leonardo painted an arbor of mulberry trees there around 1498. Four digital exhibitions on the museum\u2019s website showcase the room.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wann ist das Castello Sforzesco geschlossen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">When is the Castello Sforzesco closed?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The museums are closed on Mondays, as well as on December 25, January 1, and May 1. They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; last admission is at 4:30 p.m. The courtyards remain open every day.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Kann man auf die Mauern des Castello Sforzesco steigen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Can you climb up onto the walls of the Castello Sforzesco?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Yes, via the Merlate Panoramiche, a section of the ramparts that you can walk through on your own from Tuesday through Sunday. The ticket costs \u20ac10.00 (reduced rate: \u20ac5.00) and is not included in the museum admission fee. Guided tours along the ramparts and through the underground passages are offered by the official tour service Ad Artem for \u20ac18.00, in Italian.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Gibt es im Castello Sforzesco F\u00fchrungen auf Deutsch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Are there guided tours in German at the Castello Sforzesco?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The weekend tours at 11:00 a.m. are conducted in English on Saturdays and in Italian on Sundays, for \u20ac20.00, including admission. For a German-language tour, you can rent an audio guide for \u20ac5.00 at the bookshop near the museum entrance.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wann findet der Weihnachtsmarkt Oh Bej! Oh Bej! am Castello statt?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">When is the \"Oh Bej! Oh Bej!\" Christmas market held at the Castello?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The traditional \u201cOh Bej! 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Check the exact dates on the City of Milan\u2019s website before your trip.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div data-gyg-href=\"https:\/\/widget.getyourguide.com\/default\/activities.frame\" data-gyg-locale-code=\"de-DE\" data-gyg-widget=\"activities\" data-gyg-number-of-items=\"4\" data-gyg-partner-id=\"YG2S81E\" data-gyg-q=\"Mailand\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\n<span class=\"inw-source\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">Prices, hours of operation, and schedules are subject to change; please check the official websites for the latest information before your trip.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"inw-sources\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 20px 24px;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; cursor: pointer;\">Sources and Further Information<\/summary>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b747e; margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/visita\/orari-biglietti-abbonamenti-e-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, Hours, Tickets, Season Passes, and Cards<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/visita\/accessibilita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, Accessibility<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/visita\/come-raggiungerci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, How to Get Here<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/scopri-il-castello\/la-storia-del-castello\/il-castello-dei-visconti-e-degli-sforza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, The Castle of the Visconti and the Sforza Families<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/scopri-il-castello\/la-storia-del-castello\/il-castello-nel-novecento\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco: The Castle in the Twentieth Century<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/scopri-il-castello\/torri-merlate-e-sotterranei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sforza Castle, Towers, Battlements, and Underground Passages<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/scopri-il-castello\/gli-ambienti-di-origine-sforzesca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, The Rooms Dating Back to the Sforza Era<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/cosa-vedere\/cortili-un-museo-a-cielo-aperto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, Courtyards: An Open-Air Museum<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/i-musei\/museo-pieta-rondanini-michelangelo\/una-scultura-di-michelangelo-a-milano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, A Sculpture by Michelangelo in Milan<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/i-musei\/leonardo-al-castello-sforzesco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sforza Castle, Leonardo at Sforza Castle<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/i-musei\/da-non-perdere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco, A Must-See<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanocastello.it\/cosa-vedere\/i-percorsi-segreti-del-castello-sforzesco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Sforzesco: The Secret Passages<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adartem.it\/ITA\/location\/castello-sforzesco.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ad Artem, Castello Sforzesco<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lombardiabeniculturali.it\/opere-arte\/schede\/RL480-00023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lombardy Cultural Heritage, Piet\u00e0 Rondanini<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lombardiabeniculturali.it\/opere-arte\/schede\/B0020-00321\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lombardy Department of Cultural Heritage, Giovanni Bellini, Madonna and Child<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lombardiabeniculturali.it\/opere-arte\/schede\/B0020-00396\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lombardia Beni Culturali, Canaletto, View of the Pier<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/leonardo-da-vinci_(Dizionario-Biografico)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani, Biographical Dictionary, Leonardo da Vinci<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atm.it\/it\/viaggiaconnoi\/biglietti\/pagine\/tipologie.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATM, Tickets<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malpensaexpress.it\/linee-e-orari\/orari-e-linee\/linee\/malpensa-milano-cadorna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malpensa Express, Malpensa Airport \u2013 Milan Cadorna<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/servizicrm.comune.milano.it\/centro-supporto\/KA-01642\/Costo-accesso-giornaliero-Area-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Milan, Daily Access Fee for Area C<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmilano.it\/en\/whats-on\/all-events\/oh-bej-oh-bej-christmas-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YesMilano, Oh Bej! 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