Visconti Castle, Medieval castle in Massino Visconti, Italy

Visconti Castle stands on a terraced slope at the entrance to Massino Visconti, on the Vergante hills above Lake Maggiore. The present building dates largely to 16th-century reconstructions: three levels, a central keep, and 17th- and 18th-century wings. Two towers flank the southern gate, which bears the Biscione, and a loggia opens onto a terrace facing the village and the lake.

The Visconti family obtained the castle site from the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1134 and established their authority over the location. This acquisition marked the start of the family's extended control of the area for centuries to follow.

The castle's name comes from the Visconti, who held Massino from 1134; in the early 20th century the municipality renamed itself Massino Visconti after the family. The Biscione, the Visconti serpent emblem, surmounts the southern gate. A loggia on the courtyard side facing the village and Lake Maggiore was used for public announcements to residents.

The castle stands at the entrance of Massino Visconti, 465 m above sea level on the Vergante hills, a few kilometres west of Lake Maggiore. It is reached from the Genova Voltri–Gravellona Toce highway, Meina exit; after the first houses it appears near the church of Santa Maria. The courtyard ends in a terrace facing the village and the lake.

The castle retains a trapdoor at the edge of a deep well, fitted with steel blades and still visible today. It was one of several devices meant for torture, alongside the prisons that once formed part of the complex. The other three towers were demolished to make room for the laundry, kitchen, stables and garden.