Hebrew-English Guide to Soncino

31 THE FORTRESS On the third layer of plaster, dating back to the Sforza domination, you can see a great coat of arms with a hand while it is freeing a dog chained to a tree. The vault is decorated with a pergolato pattern. If you follow the south walkway you’ll arrive at the cylindrical tower, erected on a previous tower of the ancient walls. A door allows you to enter a round room covered by a spherical vault. Beside the door there is a small staircase that leads you to the top of the tower where there is another spiral staircase that leads you to the roof and that was used as a tower for sighting. Returning to the courtyard, you can admire the structure on the southern wall, an addition of the XVI century that transformed the fortress into a residence, now seat of the Archaeological Museum.