 VARESE
Municipio Tel. 0332.813.283
APT Tel. 0332.284.624 - Fax 0332.238.093
IAT Tel. 0332.283.604
Varese 
is called "city garden" for its natural beauties. It boasts a civilization
and a history - "the water civilization" - that sank its roots in
ancient times beginning in 5th millennium before Christ.  This is witnessed
by the ruins of pile works in the surroundings of the homonymous Lake
(see also the museum of Isolino Virginia  ). Under the colonization of
the republic of Rome, the historical centre was created; before it was used as
military defence and then, as living place. Varese - suffered all historical
events related to a very busy territory - after being a feud of the duke
Francesco III d'Este became a free local government. The most important evidences
(of this millenary history) are related to Christianity and the places of worship
(S. Maria del Monte and the Via Sacra  ;
Basilica of S. Vittore, that is near the baptistery of the 16th century,
situated in the city centre with the tower of the 17th century, is considered
one of the most beautiful of Lombardy; S. Stefano in Bizzozero; S. Imerio  in Bosto; S. Antonio at Motta;
S. Giorgio in Biumo and other more recent churches).
For what concerning civil life is possible seeing Masnago's castle  ,
Velate's tower ,
Belforte's castle, civic tower of Monte Grappa square; for the residential quality of the territory you can see:
Estense's palace   ,
Villa Mirabello , Ville Ponti , Villa Litta Panza , Villa Recalcati.
The historic centre,  notwithstanding several questionable intervention, is nice and it is like a
dining room: you can go for a walk or shopping in Corso Matteotti, with is porches of 1700, till
Podestà Square (known as Garibaldino Square due to its statue) and the nearby Broletto. |
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