Visconti Tower or Castle of Castelnuovo

Visconti Tower or Castle of Castelnuovo is located at the top of the village, is what remains of the medieval castle of the fourteenth century.

Visconti Tower or Castle of Castelnuovo was quickly built by Giangaleazzo Visconti in 1387 after the defeat of the Scaligeri family, in the same period as Cittadella and the Borghetto Bridge. The building included the tower, which was the keep of the castle, a double circle of walls and included the church and a well. Visconti castle was built on a pre-existing fortification is thought of the twelfth century. The tower is an addition of the end of the eighteenth century with the function of a belfry of fourteen bells.