In 1460, Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, decided he required a royal residence. He seized upon the ruins of a medieval fortress in northern Italy and over the next few years, oversaw its ...

Leonardo mural in Milan will briefly open to public during restoration amid 2026 Winter Olympics. Visitors can climb scaffolding to see Sforza Castle’s Sala delle Asse paintings up close for five ...

Former Inter and Bayern Munich midfielder Ciriaco Sforza feels the Italians are the ‘favourites’ going into the Champions League quarter-final. ‘They will create huge problems for Bayern Munich.’ The ...

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One of the discoveries is a tunnel that connects the Sforza Castle to the nearby church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which has long been the subject of legends and speculation. Researchers recently ...