The Castello di Masnago is a castle, now a civic art museum, located atop a hill on Via Cola di Rienzo number 42 in Mantegazza Park in the quartiere of

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of the town of

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, region of

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, Italy. The oldest part of the castle is an 11th-century crenellated tower, much rebuilt over the centuries. On the ground floor, there is a frescoed room, the Sala degli Svaghi, and in the first floor two exhibition rooms – Sala dei Vizi and delle Virtù. Some of the latter frescoes pertain to the 15th-century school of

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. The art museum has works by the Procaccini family, del

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(commonly Morazzone e di Pietro

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, among more modern artists are

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, and

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. The Castello di Masnago stands on the top of a large lawn.

Parco Mantegazza

The Parco Mantegazza also contains a small botanical garden, which has numerous varieties of trees and shrubs. Inside you can see and admire various types of plants typical of the Mediterranean vegetation including the Leccio and the Corbezzolo.

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Parco Mantegazza

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