PALAZZO E GIARDINI ESTENSI
(VARESE)

Today the seat of the Town Council of Varese, Palace Estense was once the villa of a dealer, Tommaso Orrigoni, built in 1760, and then (1766) the summer residence of the Duke of Modena Francesco III d'Este, who during the second half of the eighteenth century became Lord of Varese and Governor of Lombardy. The palace was re-designed by the architect Bianchi, with frescos and other decorations according to local style of the times. The Hall of Honor (known as the Hall of Estense), with its huge fireplace and the Italians gardens, today open to the public, were modeled after those of Schönbrunn in Vienna, and are considered to be the most beautiful in the whole of Lombardy. The large pool in the square behind the palace is key to the landscaping of this garden, with its relieves, walkways, paths, flower beds and lawns. 
On the self hill an other park, English garden, that of Villa Mirabello, continuity element with that of Palace Estense, also municipal property from 1949.

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