Location: Province of Varese
Top Things to do in Province of Varese
Top 10 Historic Sites in Province of Varese, Lombardy
The province of Varese (Italian: provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of the AgustaWestland, the company merged into Leonardo since 2016, the world's largest producer of helicopters, is based in Samarate, a comune of the province. As of 2015, it has a population of 889,410 inhabitants over an area of 1,198.11 square kilometres (462.59 sq mi). The provincial president is Nicola Gunnar Vincenzi.
Restaurants in Province of Varese
1. Cromlech della Civilta di Golasecca
2. Colle di San Martino
3. Lavatoio di Gornate Superiore
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Lavatoio di Montalbo
5. Castiglione Olona
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4.5 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By alessandrofL127YD - Milan, Italy
The ancient village was born more than 1000 years ago around the hill where used to be the castle ( today you can admire the Collegiata ), at the foot of the hill the river Olona flows. The origin of the town can be found during Romans. The village we can admire today is a creation of the Cardinal Brada Castiglione (1350-1443) who rebuild the village tanks to architects, sculptors and painters coming from Florence. Many frescoes was done by Masolino da Panicale
6. Villa Cicogna Mozzoni
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
Established before 1440 as a hunting lodge of the Mozzoni family, it was subsequently embellished and completed between 1530 and 1559 with fresco wall paintings. The garden was established by Ascanio Mozzoni, a man of great culture who brought back from his travels cues for the arrangement over the seven levels gardens. The most pleasant characteristic of the Villa is its merging with the garden. Almost as if nature, through its vineyard sprouts and flower wreaths, intended to invade the fresco painted ceiling of the porticoes. One can admire the two-flight stairway with a brook running in-between which leads directly to the halls of the Villa and also enjoy from above the sight of the beautiful panorama. The walled-in garden is a typical example of formal Italian garden with box hedges, water basins, fountains and a grotto with remarkable waterworks. Climbing towards the belvedere a more naturalistic romantic park follows. Open on Sundays from April to October.
