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

POPULATION
80,694
DENSITY
1,471 inhabitants/sq. km
AREA
54.84 sq. km
ELEVATION
382 m a.s.l.

Experiences

10 Good reasons to visit Varese

  • Lifestyle
10 Good reasons to visit Varese

6 Discovering Lombardy - virtual tour

Museums and castles to visit from your home
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Te (Mantova)

Monumental trees in Lombardy

The art of knowing trees in Lombardy
  • Active & Green
Alberi monumentali in Lombardia

Boroughs Varese

Take time for a slow visit among the historic villages of Varese through alleys, painted facades, festivals: it will not be wasted!
  • Villages
Boroughs Varese, hints for visiting

Cerro di Laveno Santa Caterina Arolo

Uno dei luoghi di fede più suggestivi della Lombardia, a raggiungere pedalando fra antichi borghi e splendide vedute della sponda occidentale del Lago Maggiore.
  • Cycle Tourism
Cerro di Laveno Santa Caterina Arolo

Da Laveno a Luino

Un facile itinerario che dal lago ritorna al lago percorrendo le prealpine Valcuvia e Valtravaglia.
  • Cycle Tourism
Da Laveno a Luino

The Cloister of Voltorre

The monastic art of the Cloister of Voltorre
  • Art & Culture
The monastic art of The Cloister of Voltorre

The Ghost of Manigunda

In Varese the legend of the ghost of Manigunda to the monastery
  • Art & Culture
Legends of Varese: the Ghost of Manigunda at the Cairate Monastery

Holy honey

A centuries-old tradition still alive in the abbeys
  • Religious Tourism
Where to buy honey made by monks in Lombardy

Varese itinerary

Take a walk in the "Garden City" and climb slowly up to the sacred mountain that is Unesco heritage
  • Lifestyle
Varese and Sacro Monte day trip

The monk’s pantry: where to indulge your tastebuds

Guide for gourmands in the monasteries of Lombardy
  • Religious Tourism
A gluttonous guide to the monasteries of Lombardy

Monument Varese

Stately homes, religious buildings, fortifications and UNESCO treasures among the beauties of Varese and its surroundings
  • Art & Culture
Monument Varese, what to see

Places

Palazzo Estense

  • Art & Culture
@inlombardia - Palazzo Estense di Varese

The hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso

  • Religious Tourism
@inlombardia - Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso

Visconteo Castle

In Fagnano Olona a particular medieval castle
  • Art & Culture
Visconteo Castle

Church of Santa Maria foris portas

  • Unesco Sites
Church of Santa Maria foris portas

Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
Casa museo Pogliaghi

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

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

Basilica di San Vittore

Entering the historical core, walking through the streets of the center you'll be enchanted by the vision of the Basilica
  • Religious Tourism
Basilica di San Vittore, Churches of Varese

The Abbey of San Donato

In Sesto Calende the beautiful and ancient Romanesque church is worth a visit
  • Religious Tourism
Visit the Abbey of San Donato in Sesto Calende

Badia di Ganna

  • Religious Tourism
Badia di Ganna

Where to sleep

HOTEL FIRENZE

Saronno
HOTEL FIRENZE

HOTEL DEI TIGLI

Angera
HOTEL DEI TIGLI

HOTEL MONTELAGO

Ternate
HOTEL MONTELAGO

HOTEL PINETA

Busto Arsizio
HOTEL PINETA

FIRST HOTEL MALPENSA

Somma Lombardo
FIRST HOTEL MALPENSA

ALBERGO PARADISO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
ALBERGO PARADISO

DOUBLE TREE by HILTON MILAN MALPENSA

Solbiate Olona
DOUBLE TREE by HILTON MILAN MALPENSA

GREEN MOTEL SRL

Vergiate
GREEN MOTEL SRL

EQUIRELAIS S.R.L.

Bodio Lomnago
EQUIRELAIS S.R.L.

Hotel DEL CONTE

Laveno-Mombello
Hotel DEL CONTE

Motel Mealba Suite & Pool

Saronno
Motel Mealba Suite & Pool

HOTEL MONTECARLO

Castellanza
HOTEL MONTECARLO

HOTEL D120

Olgiate Olona
HOTEL D120

HOTEL VILLA BORGHI

Varano Borghi
HOTEL VILLA BORGHI

Il Belvedere di Ranco Srl

Ranco
Il Belvedere di Ranco Srl

DOLCE BY WYNDHAM MILAN MALPENSA

Somma Lombardo
DOLCE BY WYNDHAM MILAN MALPENSA

HOTEL VILLA MALPENSA

Vizzola Ticino
HOTEL VILLA MALPENSA

HOTEL BEL SIT SRL

Comerio
HOTEL BEL SIT SRL

HOTEL INTERNAZIONALE LUINO

Luino
HOTEL INTERNAZIONALE LUINO

Hotel Ristorante Vecchia Riva

Varese
Hotel Ristorante Vecchia Riva

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