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Italy
Lombardy
Varese
Somma Lombardo

Visconti castles Tour

Moderate

3.8

(4)

23

riders

Visconti castles Tour

04:42

48.9km

420m

Gravel riding

With this route you cycle through the morainic hills between Ticino and Lake Varese, discovering the numerous castles that characterize the area.

Depart for this tour directly from Somma Lombardo station, and immediately head towards a bastion of Visconti history: the Visconti castle of San Vito, where you can also…

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Last updated: August 30, 2024

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48.7 km for 33 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.18 km

Visconti Castle of San Vito

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The Visconti Castle of San Vito, a defensive fortress since the 9th century, became a noble residence in 1448 under the Visconti brothers. The property was divided until 1950 and left to the Visconti Foundation in 1997.

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15.3 km

Jerago Castle

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The construction of the Jerago castle dates back to the early 13th century and is inextricably linked to the Visconti family of Jerago. This fortress was part of the northern …

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24.8 km

Caidate Castle

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Decentralized from the town centre, now a hamlet of Sumirago, the castle was built in the 14th century as a home for hunting activities. It has a massive quadrangular structure, …

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48.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

16.1 km

10.2 km

3.77 km

456 m

235 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

21.6 km

4.28 km

573 m

497 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Monday 18 May

22°C

6°C

14 %

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Comments

November 28, 2023

With this route you cycle through the morainic hills between Ticino and Lake Varese, discovering the numerous castles that characterize the area.



Depart for this tour directly from Somma Lombardo station, and immediately head towards a bastion of Visconti history: the Visconti castle of San Vito, where

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April 23, 2026

We just did it by moving the start from Azzate, closer to our home. The tour is really very beautiful, unfortunately there are several points in the woods where, due to fires and wind, many trees have fallen. Parts of the terrain are also quite damaged, so be careful doing it with gravel bikes at the

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