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The historic fortress was built in 1558 by Peter von Pro of Uri as a barracks for his mercenaries and as a warehouse. The building was added to the inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino in 1997.

The castle houses two museums and is very close to the city centre. From there it is just a few minutes' walk to Piazza Grande

Medieval structure in good condition and well integrated into the urban context

Built in 1560 according to the wishes of the Uri mercenary leader Peter A Pro, as a military base for the recruitment of mercenaries. The complex includes one massive square-plan building with a projecting top part, with walkway and machicolations. Adjacent is a rectangular two-floor building, with iron gratings on the ground floor windows. Inside are corridors and hiding places. It’s also known as “La Vignaccia”. Close to Minusio are also the ruins of the “Fraccia”, a wall with towers built during the Fourteenth Century. Unfortunately, it's not open to the public.

The castello was built in the first half of the 13th century and was the residence of the Milanese Noble family de'Ghiriglioni. The small fortress originally encompassed an area of 41 x 54 metres enclosed by a wall with 4 guard towers at each corner. The south-eastern wall bordered directly on the lake and had its own jetty. Moats around the three remaining walls offered further protection from potential aggressors. After 400 years the de'Ghiriglioni family returned to Milan in the 17th century. While the Western area of the castle was almost completely destroyed over the centuries, the Eastern part remains and ist today the Hotel Castello Seeschloss. You can stay in the south-eastern tower.

The historic San Materno Castle revives, after careful restoration, as a modern space for exhibitions of the municipality of Ascona in all its splendor. Thanks to a happy agreement between the community and the Kulturstiftung Kurt and Barbara Alten, the castle houses a permanent collection of more than forty works by German artists, the most important from the end of the nineteenth century until after the First World War.

Of ancient origin, it was conquered in 1342 by the Milanese Visconti family and subsequently expanded. In 1532, after the victory of the Confederates over the Milanese, it was largely demolished and of the five towers only one remained. The castle currently houses the Archaeological Museum, which houses a considerable collection of Roman glasses from archaeological excavations in the region, including the famous "Bird's Chalice".

Built as a recruiting ground for Swiss mercenaries in the 16th century, this fort is now privately owned and one of the most interesting monuments in the area.