Sforza castle is within an easy walk from the Duomo, in the heart of fashionable Milan. I wondered around in the inner court of the castle when waiting for my time slot to see Leonardo’s “Last Supper” at the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which is also located nearby. A couple of other tourists were also killing time for the same reason, sitting on benches by the colourful flower beds filled with poppies.
The location of the castle in the middle of a modern metropolis is in sharp contrast to the deep moats, surrounding its high walls, the original purpose of which was clear – warfare. A man was throwing frisbee to his dog in the grass-covered moat, and I could not make up my mind what was more out-of-place – this peaceful scene or the stone cannonballs piled up in the moats. I think it’s the former; the calm of a modern city life and seemed like a superficial patina on the tough nature of the place.
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