Stop 01
Il Moro's Drawing Room
On the spotPhotoQuestion
Ludovico wanted it as the antechamber of the castle: a forum in the manner of the ancients, designed to amaze guests. Stand in the middle, ambassador, and see how everything converges.
World · Lombardy
Vigevano, Il Moro's Ideal City
A square designed like a theatre, a castle that strides over the houses, and a design that perhaps no one ever signed.
DBYour guide: Beatrice's Lady-in-Waiting
4hours
24quests
8stamps
4prizes
Where it is played
Vigevano, Il Moro's Ideal Cityon foot · 24 quests
OpenHiddenUnlocks
“Welcome, ambassador. I am Beatrice's lady-in-waiting, in the service of the Duchess d'Este, and my task is to show you Vigevano as il Moro wanted it: perfect.”Beatrice's Lady-in-Waiting
The walk
One walk, at your own pace
On foot
24
stopsTrain from Milan, then on foot; bike for the Sforzesca and the irrigation canals
16 with a photo3 hidden3 unlocked by completing others
A taste
Taste four stops
What the narrator asks you. The answer, and the true fact behind it, is for you to find on the spot.
Stop 08
Under the Tower, Into the Castle
On the spotPhotoQuestion
The ramp vanished under a portico and in its place the passage under the tower appeared. Cross the threshold of the Visconti, ambassador.
Stop 15
The Blessed One of the Convent
On the spotQuestion
In the neighbouring convent lived and died a friar whom the people of Vigevano chose as their patron. The bells of this church have seen sieges, fire and restorations.
Stop 22
The Bridge over the Castellana
On the spotPhotoQuestion
Here the dukes' water becomes a path. The Butterfly Trail starts from a bridge and an irrigation canal, and the woods do the rest.
Stamps and prizes
8 stamps, 4 prizes
FM
Il Moro's ForumSB
Baroque CurtainCV
Visconti CorridorCC
Court ChroniclesPP
The StagePD
The Duchess's SlipperFA
Il Moro's FarmDM
The Missing DesignThe prizes
Il Moro's AmbassadorChronicler of VigevanoGuest of the SforzescaThe Duchess's Step