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Tourism
and territory |
- Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The organism in charge of promotion and marketing of the Province of
Varese, in order to advertise our area as the best destination for
congresses, conventions, incentive trips, as well as business tourism,
sport tourism, naturalistic and cultural vacations, individual and
group trips.
- GPS Varese. Web site dedicated to
hikers and mountain bikers, with maps and paths.
- Ventiquindici.tv:
the television portal to discover the real Varese. The city and the
territory portrayed by the people.
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Sacro Monte |
- Portale dei Sacri Monti. The
documentation centre Database of the Unesco Holy Mounts.
The objective of the site is the promotion, the research, the
preservation and the
publication of the information about the Holy Mounts.
- Varese & Funicolari. News
and photos about Varese and surroundings, Sacro Monte, Campo dei Fiori,
funicular and lakes.
- Baroffio Museum.
Romanesque sculptures, miniatures, paintings and sacred
art objects ranging from the 15th century to our age tell the
history of Santa Maria del Monte.
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Associations |
- "G.
V. Schiaparelli Astronomic Observatory.
The Observatory, named after the eclectic
astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, was
realized in 1963 on the summit of Campo dei Fiori (1226 m), thanks to
Adele Zambeletti and Sai Vita's donation. The building includes guest
quarters. The "L. e M. Zambeletti" park extends as far as some 60
hectres. The Park and the Observatory also include the "Tomaselli"
botanic Garde, the Lombard Botanic Study Centre, the experimental Cold
Greenhouse, the Meteorological Observatory and the Seismic Observatory.
Schools and
scholars are welcome all year round for
studies and educational tours.
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