Rocca Borromeo di Angera
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The Rocca Borromeo di Angera, or Rocca d'Angera, also called Borromeo Castle, is a rocca on a hilltop above the town of Angera in the Province of Varese on the southern shores of Lago Maggiore. It has
The Rocca seen from Arona, on the opposite side of Lake Maggiore
General view of the different parts forming the castle
The keep and the Ottonian wing on the left
Internal courtyard
Ottone Visconti
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Ottone Visconti was Archbishop of Milan and Lord of Milan, the first of the Visconti line. Under his rule, the commune of Milan became a strong Ghibelline city and one of the Holy Roman Empire's seats
Fresco in the Hall of Justice of the Rocca Borromeo di Angera depicting the victorious entry of Archbishop Ottone Visconti into Milan.