Lake Varese

#267 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Varese Lake is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, in the north of Italy. It has an area of 14.5 km², a medium depth of 11 m, and a maximum depth of 23 m. ()

Local name: Lago di Varese Area: 5.77 mi²Length: 5.34 miWidth: 1.93 miMaximum depth: 75 ftElevation: 781 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°48'42"N, 8°44'31"E

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Lake Varese – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palazzo Estense, Masnago Castle, Lago di Monate, F. Fabiano.

4 miE
Elegant estate with formal gardens
Palazzo Estense, Varese
102 min walk • The Palazzo Estense is a Baroque palace built for Francesco III d'Este and the House of Este in Varese, Italy. The palace was designed by architect Giuseppe Bianchi and was completed in 1760.
3.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Masnago Castle, Varese
81 min walk • The Castello di Masnago is a castle, now a civic art museum, located atop a hill on Via Cola di Rienzo number 42 in Mantegazza Park in the quartiere of Masnago of the town of Varese, region of Lombardy, Italy.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Monate
102 min walk • Lago di Monate is a lake in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 266 m, its surface area is 2.5 km². The municipalities bordering the Lake are Cadrezzate, Comabbio, Osmate and Travedona-Monate.
3.8 miE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
F. Fabiano, Varese
98 min walk • The Fausto Fabiano municipal swimming pool is a water sports facility located in the center of the Italian city of Varese, on the southwestern edge of the Estensi Gardens. Built between 1966 and 1967, it is home to the activities of Varese Olona...
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Comabbio, Comabbio
105 min walk • Lago di Comabbio is a lake in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 243 m, its surface area is 3.4 km². Once it was part of the Lake of Varese, but now the two lakes are connected just by an artificial channel, which is even one of its greatest emissaries.
2.2 miE
Park, Playground
Parco Luigi Zanzi, Varese
56 min walk • The Park Luigi Zanzi is an urban park of Varese, in Italy, located in the neighborhood Schiranna, on the shore of Lake Varese.
3.9 miE
Tower
Civic Tower, Varese
101 min walk • "The Civic Tower has well-defined characters. His position is made according to the best points of view, in a harmonious whole, emotionally, and control, in the context of urban and architectural Square.. " — Mr.
3.4 miE
Architecture
Villa Recalcati, Varese
87 min walk • Villa Recalcati is a Baroque palace in Varese, in the neighborhood Casbeno, in Italy. It is the headquarter of the Province of Varese and one of the two locations of the Prefecture of Varese.
3.9 miE
Museum, Natural history museum, Art museum
Palazzo and estensi gardens with Villa Mirabello, Varese
100 min walk • The Villa Mirabello Civic Archaeological Museum is a museum in Varese, housed since 1949 in the Villa Mirabello of the same name.
4.1 miNE
45°51'32"N • 8°47'39"E
Casa museo Lodovico Pogliaghi, Varese
105 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.1 miNE
45°49'44"N • 8°48'9"E
Castello di Masnago, Varese
81 min walk • Forts and castles