Theme Week Lombardy – Varese
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Palazzo Estense and gardens – Town Hall © Docfra/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Vares is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of
Milan . It is the capital of the
Province of Varese . The hinterland or urban part of the city is called
Varesotto . The city also looks over
Lake Varese .
The city has both an extensive city bus network and provincial bus services. The A8 motorway connects Varese with Milan. This motorway was part of the first toll road system in the world. Varese is close to the Malpensa International Airport , which serves the international traffic of Milan.
Palazzo Estense and gardens - Town Hall © Docfra/cc-by-sa-3.0
Varese is home to a European School, the
European School, Varese , which was established in 1960 for the children of
European Union staff, who work mainly at one of the three institutes of the
Joint Research Centre in nearby
Ispra . It is one of the two sites of the
University of Insubria .
The city is most famous for the
Sacro Monte di Varese (‘the sacred mountain of Varese’), a place of pilgrimage and worship. It is one of the
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy , included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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Overview of all Theme Weeks .
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Varese ,
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Malpensa Airport and
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