[1][2] Since the 19th century, a group of private estates, also in the revival castle form, have been constructed near the original building, characterizing the area today.

[3] The Visconti Castle is located on the top of a hill over the valley of the Arno torrent.

[1] In the neighboring Gallarate, Teobaldo, after being captured by members of the opposite faction supporting the Della Torre family, was executed in 1276.

[1] After putting together the Compagnia di San Giorgio, a militia of mercenaries, in 1339, he was finally defeated in the Battle of Parabiago by an army led by Azzone, grandson of Matteo.

[1] After the transformation of the late 19th and the first decades of the 20th century, the ancient castle's area is today surrounded by recent buildings.