In 1377 Beatrice della Scala, the wife of Bernabò Visconti, wanted Salò to be the capital of the area, reducing the influence of Maderno: the city was provided with solid walls and the castle was built.
V roce 1377 Beatrice della Scala, manželka Bernabòa Viscontiho, chtěla, aby se Salò stalo hlavním městem oblasti a tím byl snížen vliv Maderna: Salò tedy dostalo pevné zdi a byl postaven hrad.