Villa Pusterla, 16th-century architectural ensemble in Limbiate, Italy

Villa Pusterla is a villa in Mombello, a hamlet of Limbiate, built on a rise against a hill. It began in the 14th century as a square fortified-palace with corner turrets and an internal courtyard, and was transformed in the 1560s for Giovanni Battista Arconati, with a portico on the west side later closed to create a ground-floor hall.

The villa dates to the 14th century, built by the Pusterla as a suburban residence. In 1543 it passed to the Arconati, who remodelled it between 1560 and 1564 under Giovanni Battista Arconati; Anna Visconti made it a year-round home. In 1719 it went to the Crivelli, and from 1865 to 1978 it housed a branch of Milan's psychiatric hospital.

The villa's name recalls the Pusterla family, who built it in the 14th century as a suburban residence; it passed to the Carcano, then to the Arconati, and in 1719 to the Crivelli. Giuseppe Angelo Crivelli turned it into a meeting place of the era's society, a political crossroads. In 1797 Napoleon installed his headquarters here, preferring it to the Royal Palace of Monza, and wrote 216 letters from the villa.

The grounds are open to the public and situated near Ferrovie Nord Milano rail stations at Bovisio Masciago Mombello and Varedo. Arriving by train from nearby cities is the most practical way to reach the site.

The villa's name recalls the Pusterla family, who built it in the 14th century as a suburban residence; the Carcano and then the Arconati inherited it, and in 1719 it passed to the Crivelli. The Istituto Tecnico Agrario Statale Luigi Castiglioni, housed in part of the complex since the 1970s, is named after the Enlightenment figure who stayed here in the late 18th century and used the park for botanical studies rewarded by Napoleon.