Visconti Castle, Renaissance castle in Cusago, Italy

Visconti Castle is a quadrilateral brick castle in Cusago, with a single entrance tower and a longest side of 96 metres. A portico of eight arches runs along the courtyard side near the entrance, and an external loggia stands at the north-eastern corner. The castle faces Cusago's central square, opposite the church of Saints Firmus and Rusticus.

The castle was built in 1360 by Bernabò Visconti as a hunting lodge for Milan's rulers. In the early 15th century, Duke Filippo Maria Visconti commissioned a canal to link the property directly to the main water transport network.

The structure reveals how medieval fortress design transformed into comfortable residential architecture during the Renaissance. The rooms and ornamental details reflect the shift from purely defensive buildings to refined homes for Milan's ruling family.

The castle stands as a backdrop to Cusago's central square, with the church of Saints Firmus and Rusticus facing it on the opposite side. It is in a poor state of repair and awaits restoration, so it can be viewed from the square but not entered.

The canal linking the property to the Naviglio Grande waterway, completed in 1438, represented an engineering feat that few noble residences possessed. This water connection allowed direct transport of supplies and game between the estate and Milan during the Renaissance.