Between two lakes

The massif of Campo dei Fiori slightly slopes down to mirror into Lake Varese’s waters, in a foreground offered by the Alps and the sharply defined Monte Rosa.

LAKE VARESE
ALTITUDE
238 m a.s.l.
AREA
14,95 sq. km
MAXIMUM DEPTH
26 m

Focus

Sesto Calende

Sesto Calende: between history and nature.
  • Active & Green
Sesto Calende: gateway at Lake Maggiore, along Ticino river

The Abbey of San Donato

In Sesto Calende the beautiful and ancient Romanesque church is worth a visit
  • Religious Tourism
Visit the Abbey of San Donato in Sesto Calende

Lake Comabbio | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Rivers
Lake Comabbio | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

Brabbia Marsh

Brabbia Nature Reserve: the most important wetland in Lombardy.
  • Active & Green
Palude Brabbia: a protected area

Prehistoric Alpine Stilt Houses

  • Unesco Sites
Palafitte Arco Alpino

Lake Monate

  • Rivers
Lake Monate

The Cloister of Voltorre

The monastic art of the Cloister of Voltorre
  • Art & Culture
The monastic art of The Cloister of Voltorre

Ispra

  • Rivers
Ispra

Angera and the Open Air Museum

A beautiful lakefront and a very picturesque aura in the province of Varese
  • Art & Culture
Visit Angera and surroundings: some tips

Angera

An ancient town in the province of Varese on the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore.
  • Villages
Angera

Angera municipial archaeological museum

  • Art & Culture
Civico Museo Archeologico di Angera

Rocca Borromeo

What strike visitors of Rocca Borromeo, located on the southern shore of Lake Maggiore,is the architectural harmony of its five buildings
  • Art & Culture
Rocca Borromeo

Necropoli di Caravate

Complesso di quattordici sepolture a inumazione fra l’VIII e il IX secolo
  • Art & Culture
Necropoli di Caravate

Gavirate

Cittadina situata sulle rive del Lago di Varese di antichissime origini
  • Villages
Gavirate

Biandronno

Un Comune sul lungolago, attraversato dalla pista ciclabile e sito archeologico UNESCO
  • Villages
Biandronno