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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.

"Cross" the large roundabout in Locarno via the cycle path past the castle

Partially preserved castle on the western edge of the old town of Locarno.

The origin of the castle in its oldest form is uncertain. The current building probably dates from 1342, when the Castello was conquered and expanded by the Milanese ruler Luchino Visconti. Between 1439 and 1466 it was inhabited by the Rusca family, who built important fortifications that were supposed to protect not only the castle but also the port and which reached to the lower end of today's Via Franchino Rusca. After the Swiss victory in 1532, the castle was largely demolished. Only one of the five towers remains.

If you drive through these wooded hills, you will repeatedly come across traces of human settlements that no longer exist. Like the village of Redde, of which only a few foundations remain, which you can find very close to the chapel of S. Clemente. Much easier to see, however, is the only really well-preserved relic of the disappeared village: this residential tower from the Middle Ages. It comes from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century and probably once offered shelter to a well-heeled resident of the village.

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