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Varese is a lively town settled on a hilly territory, rich in rivers and lakes, at the foot of Mount Campo dei Fiori.
“Varese Cittą Giardino” is the appellative that perfectly describes the marriage between art and nature that, from many centuries, characterizes the soul of the town.
Landscape, architectural and artistic beauties were very appreciated since the 18th century, when the city became a holiday destination.
Then, at the beginning of the 20th century, the “Art Nouveau” style "bloomed" with villas and hotels. The entrepreneurial genius joined the artistic one, setting in a harmonious and soul-stirring landscape.
The history of Varese has excellence in sport (basketball, football, rowing and road bicycle racing) and also in industry field (aircrafts, motorbikes, shoes, briar pipes and kitchen furniture).
Varese has a touristic offer suitable to satisfy the requests of every visitor.
What you are waiting for?! Come and visit it!
Left:
sights of Sacro Monte, 18th century. Printing kept at the public
library of Varese. This reproduction was realized by the Municipal
Administration on the occasion of the ceremony of the Unesco’s
certificate registration to the site “Sacri Monti del Piemonte e della
Lombardia”. Varese, Saturday May 22nd 2004.
“Sacro
Monte” is an historic and artistic excellence of our territory. On July
2003, “Unesco” introduced it, together with other eight places, in the
World Heritage List, as “cultural landscape of Sacri Monti di Piemonte
e Lombardia”.Ever since Sacro Monte is a destination for visits and pilgrimages; its complex comprehends “Via Sacra”, a cobbled, devotional way characterized by 14 chapel, perfectly fit in the surrounding environment. All the chapels are different and they are dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary, represented inside by sculptural groups and illustrative frescoes.
At the top of the “Via Sacra” the Santa Maria del Monte sanctuary hosts, on the High Altar, the 15th Mystery: the coronation of of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Sacro Monte boasts the presence of an inhabited village. The visitor is fascinated by the typical shady streets and steep staircases, the illuminated subways and many Art Nouveau style villas.
>>> Visit the section devoted to the Sacro Monte in the links page.
Soon to come: free downloadable audio guides for the Sacro Monte (currently available in Italian only at Artevarese.com).
Lake Varese, situated at the foot of Mount Campo dei Fiori, washes the territory of Varese and other eight villages of the Province. Many watercourses and lakes characterize the scenery.
Schiranna, district of Varese, situated along the shores of the lake, is becoming a tourist resort more and more interesting thanks to “Parco Zanzi” and the cycle track.
The Park, one of the many green areas, is furnished with tables and barbecues to let visitors spending beautiful days in contact with nature and have fun.
The cycle track is about 30 Km long and surrounds the whole lake. It allows to practise sport activities and to admire beautiful landscapes.
Pearl of the lake is “Isolino Virginia”, pre-historical site of international relevance, easy to reach by boat from Biandronno.
The pdf guides are available for download in
Italian only.
If you need a free printed version in English or in French, please visit our
tourist information point in via Sacco 5, Varese.
If you need a free printed version in English or in French, please visit our
tourist information point in via Sacco 5, Varese.
The guides in Italian language
are in
Adobe PDF format. To open the files you need a reader like Adobe
Reader or Foxit Reader,
both freeware. To save the file, right click on the text under the
image and select “Save target as…” (in Firefox, “Save destination
as…”). You can also download all the guides conveniently
packed in a
single Zip archive (???? KB, requires a decompression utility,
such as 7-Zip).
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