Varese

Varese is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km (34 mi) north-west of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. Wikipedia

Population 78,409 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 113PolicePolice
• 115FireFire
• 118AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Civici Musei di Villa Mirabello, Archeologico e Risorgimentale Museum · 850 m
• Azienda agricola agriturismo La Gaggina Zoo · 470 m
• Parco Comunale Giulio Bianchin Memorial · 180 m
• Lapide a Giulio Bizzozero Memorial · 670 m
• Lapide a Camillo Golgi Memorial · 710 m
• Porta della Motta City gate · 760 m
• Porta Pozzaghetto City gate · 760 m
• Ex teatrino settecentesco Attraction · 890 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 3
• Italian 2
• Kebab 1

All 6 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Colle Campigli 1.2 km across 2.1 km
• Giardini Estensi 490 m across 960 m
• Villa Augusta 200 m across 640 m
• Parco di Villa Recalcati 260 m across 1.6 km

Getting around

• Varese 730 m
• Varese Nord 960 m
• Varese, Kennedy, Autostazione 970 m
• Deposito Autolinee Varesine - trasporti urbani Varese 1.3 km
• Varese Casbeno 1.5 km
• Malnate Olona 3.4 km

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