Varese, a city alive and dynamic, it is situated on seven hills, Biumo Upper Giubiano, San Pedrino, Sant'Albino, Montalbano, Campigli and Miogni and is surrounded by the historic "castellanze" districts located around the historic center, a location independent time today are an integral part of the city.
Among the places of historical interest - culture, there is the ancient Castle of Masnago and the seventeenth-century Villa Mirabello, which is surrounded by a magnificent park. Varese is in fact famous for its many gardens and green areas, so as to be known as the "garden city". Located within the Regional Park of Flowers, Varese offers numerous possibilities for recreation in nature where jogging, cycling and hiking for every taste.
On the Lombardy side of Lake Maggiore overlooking the town of Sesto Kalends, Angera, Santa Caterina del Sasso, Laveno, Luino and Macclesfield, each with its natural beauty and architecture, typical of lakeside towns.
Among the historical wonders of the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore, the Rock of Angera, is one of the most important medieval remains still well maintained as well as the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, a beautiful monastery dating back to the fourteenth century overlooking the waters of the lake .
Lake Maggiore and the Islands
Lake Maggiore, in particular the Borromeo Gulf, is internationally famous for the scenery, the temperate climate and the resort. Stresa, "the pearl of Lake Maggiore" is popular for gardens, hotels with a great tradition, cultural events and conferences. It lies at the foot of Mount Mottarone, panoramic winter sports resort, easily accessible by cable car.
The major attraction of the bay, however, is made up of the Borromeo Islands: Isola Bella, with the noble Borromeo Palace and formal gardens created with exuberant baroque fantasy; Isola Madre, loved for its lush vegetation, rare plants, exotic flowers, peacocks, and parrots in the wild; Isola dei Pescatori, which is home to a picturesque village; Finally, the small island of St. John, the only one not open to visitors.
On the opposite bank is located in Stresa Pallanza that, along with Intra, form the city of Verbania, the largest of the lake and the capital of the province of Verbania. In the tourist Pallanza arise the extensive and beautiful botanical gardens of Villa Taranto full of thousands of tree species, some rare, from all over the world.
Lake Maggiore, the second of the Italian lakes, extends for 66 km in length and at its widest point, to 10 in width. The area of 212 square kilometers is divided between Lombardy, Piedmont and the Canton Ticino. The maximum depth of the lake, resulting from a fracture of the fault in the valley transformed by the flow of the water, reaches 370 meters near Ghiffa.
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