It was erected on the former corner of the Roman and Middle Age walls that surrounded the city.

[1] The origin of the castle is connected to the transfer of Novara under the influence of Milan, taking place in the second half of the 13th century.

In the 14th century, after the exchange of the ruling families from the Della Torre to the Visconti, the Lord of Milan Giovanni Visconti (1339-1354) paid again attention to Novara and had the castle built.

His son, the duke Galeazzo Maria, carried out the major transformation of the building.

[1] After almost ten years of restoration, in January 2016 the castle was reopened to the public.