VARESE
From the 18th century Palazzo Estense to the breathtaking panoramas of the Sacro Monte. To the silent ripples in the lake to the slopes of Campo dei Fiori. A garden city to be explored
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The parks surrounding the villas of Varese are the perfect welcome to what is commonly referred to as the garden city. Fresh blossoms create the green carpet leading to Palazzo Estense.
Tourism Varese. Giacomo Leopardi endearingly referred to it as the “Little Versailles” of Italy. A voyage through the splendor of the 1700’s, from the hill of Belvedere to the Italian gardens and their linear hedges. Villa Menafoglio Litta, managed by FAI, 'dimora di delizia' to the Marquis Menafoglio, tells about the passion for contemporary art of Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo. Another artistic hub to be uncovered includes the Museum within the Masnago Castle, decorated with frescoes of scenes from the court.
Outside the city, there are plenty of opportunities to climb the surrounding steep slopes by bicycle. Start slow in Schiranna, and, in a more slow way, from the circumnavigation of Lake Varese. Here were found palafitte of primitive men, with the first remains found as far back as 1863. Some are in the museum of the Virginia Beetle, others are kept in the Civic Museum of the City of Varese, in Villa Mirabello.
By foot, just two kilometres from the Via Sacra, is the Sanctuary of the Sacro Monte, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that connects 14 chapels winding into the sky. Under the mountain, in Sant’Ambrogio, check out the magnificent Villa Toeplitz, a testament park-gardens of Varese
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Experiences
Church Varese
- Religious Tourism

Museum Varese
- Art & Culture

Eating in Varese
- Food & Wine

Open sky museums Varese’s Painted Towns
- Villages

Varese Local Products Guide
- Food & Wine

Flavors on the lakes: Como and Varese
- Food & Wine

Wine and Flavor Trail Varese Valleys
- Food & Wine

The appetizers of the Lombardic tradition
- Food & Wine

From Lake Maggiore to Po River
- Cycle Tourism

Places
Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Art & Culture

Masnago Castle and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Art & Culture

Palazzo Estense
- Art & Culture

The hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso
- Religious Tourism

Basilica di San Vittore
- Religious Tourism

Where to sleep
BB HOTEL MALPENSA LAGO MAGGIORE
Vergiate

ALBERGO RISTORANTE MADONNINA
Cantello

HOTEL CARDANO
Cardano al Campo

RESIDENCE MILLENNIUM

3 RISOTTI - ALBERGO VALGANNA
Valganna

PALACE GRAND HOTEL
Varese

MALPENSA INN
Lonate Pozzolo

CAMPEGGIO LA FAMIGLIA
Malnate

HOTEL TRE LEONI
Somma Lombardo

CRYSTAL HOTEL VARESE
Varese

LAGOCAMP - PARKCAMPING MACCAGNO
Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca

HOTEL CYRANO
Saronno

CAMPING CITTÃ DI ANGERA
Angera

HOTEL OSTERIA DELLA PISTA
Casorate Sempione

CAMIN HOTEL COLMEGNA
Luino

HOTEL UNGHERIA
Varese

HOTEL RISTORANTE 3 RE
Sesto Calende

HOTEL DAVID
Sesto Calende

NOVOTEL MILANO MALPENSA AEROPORTO
Cardano al Campo

HOTEL DELLA ROTONDA
Saronno

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How to arrive
BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 35 km, Linate 70 km, Orio al Serio 110 km
BY TRAIN
trenord.it
tilo.ch
BY CAR
Autostrada A8
Information
INFOPOINT VARESE
Piazza Monte Grappa, 5
T. +39 0332 281913
WIFI
Varese Wifi
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Useful numbers
EMERGENCY
112
HOSPITALS
Ospedale Filippo del Ponte
Via Filippo Del Ponte, 19
T. +39 0332 299111
Ospedale Macchi–Va
Viale Luigi Borri, 57
T. +39 0332 278111
POLICE
Comando Provinciale Carabinieri Varese
Via Aurelio Saffi, 55
T. +39 0332 4501