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Beautiful and kept in excellent condition.

The castle of Vogogna was built by the Visconti of Milan in the 14th century on a pre-existing tower. In 1515 it was occupied and damaged by the Swiss, and at the end of the 18th century it became municipal property for use as a prison and home. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a historical monument.

The Toce river cycle path extends from Fondotoce to Domodossola. In some places it is dirt road.

Vogogna is the ancient capital of Ossola Inferiore. The Visconti castle dominates the city, where the Val Grande National Park Authority is also based.

Place of cultural, tourist, historical and architectural interest Via Castello, 9, 28805 Vogogna VB https://www.castellodivogogna.it/ 0324347217

Since the erection of the Vogogna Rocca, probably a rampart defended the path that led to it from the site of the current castle. Here, a rectangular tower controlled the way's access. In the 14th century, the Visconti of Milan built the present castle. A long body, parallel to the way to the Rocca, was added to the west of the rectangular tower. At the end of the new body, toward the town, an imposing semicircular tower was erected. Along the southern side, a fortified wedge-shaped parade ground was added. Castle ground plan, entrance door, and other architectural details. In 1446, Filippo Maria Visconti granted the castle and its territory to his treasurer Vitaliano Borromeo, a banker of Tuscan descent. In 1487, the Sforza confirmed it to the Borromeo family. For about three centuries, it remained almost continuously among their possessions.[5] In 1515, Swiss troops, supported by men from the upper Val d'Ossola, occupied and damaged the castle. In 1797, the castle passed into French hands during the Napoleonic era and then became municipal property. The tower was used as a prison, while the rest of the building as a dwelling and warehouse. In the 20th century, the Vogogna municipality gave increasing attention to the historical importance of the castle. The first restorations date back to 1927. They were completed in 2001. (source, wiki)

Nice village with castle

Vogogna, a medieval village in the Ossola Valley: the historic Palazzo Pretorio is unmissable.