Castello di Fagnano Olona
N ot far from the previous stop, our tour of Varesotto's castles continues to a manor built near the Olona River whose origins date back to between the 10th and 12th centuries, although the buildings…
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Castello Visconti di San Vito
O ur panorama concludes with a visit to Castello di San Vito, which was built during the thirteenth century as a defensive fortress and initially inhabited by Pietro Visconti. Over the years, the…
The magic of Varesotto's castles
A frontier territory and a necessary passageway by land and sea, Varesotto was fought over by numerous local lords who held power here between the 11th and 16th centuries. The region had to fortify…
The Plane Tree of Villa Mirabello
S trolling through the avenues, trails and stairs that characterise the wonderful green area of the Estensi Gardens and Villa Mirabello, one is enchanted when reaching the foot of the large plane…
The Ginkgo Biloba in the Estensi Gardens
I n the lower part of the Estensi Gardens, the part in a romantic style with the monumental fountain (a good 26 m in diameter) and the curving ramps up the hill, the incredible Ginkgo Biloba…
The Cork Oak of Villa Augusta
J ust a few hundred metres from the Varese railway stations and the city centre is the lush Villa Augusta Park, a small green jewel where, among majestic cedars and purple beeches, a truly unique…
The Beech of Masnago Castle
F rom the hill that rises above the centre of Masnago (a historic locality that is now a district of Varese) dominates the landscape a very interesting castle surrounded by a park that is very rich…
The Sequoia of Villa Baragiola
O n the outskirts of Varese, in the Masnago district, a large historic park covers a green hill with the 19th-century Villa Baragiola at its foot. The historic house has lived many lives and has…
Foghera Mine
T he mine, which can be visited for a distance of about 200 metres, was actually active until the 1980s when the mining activity that had characterised the entire Val del Riso and the neighbouring…
The Beech of Villa Toeplitz
A t the foot of the Sacro Monte di Varese (UNESCO heritage site) lies the village of Sant'Ambrogio with its fascinating Villa Toeplitz Park. A small jewel of landscape architecture, it is home to…
