BY BUS – VARESE (HISTORIC HEART AND GARDENS OF PALACE ESTENSE), CASTELSEPRIO, CASTIGLIONE OLONA – FULL DAY
The “Garden City” of Varese boasts numerous parks and gardens adjacent to villas and palaces built between the 18th and the beginning of the 20th century, among those Estense Palace starting point of the walking route to enjoy the historic center with the Basilica of San Vittore and baptistery of St. John the Baptist, the oldest civic monument. The Municipal Palace of 1570, Avenue Matteotti with many buildings of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Church of S. Antonio Abate and on the hilltops Mirabella the eponymous Villa home of museums. The route continues towards Castelseprio, inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage since 2011 (the Lombards’ power sites in Italy, 568-774 AD ) and then Castiglione Olona, an island of Tuscany in the province of Varese with the outstanding frescoes by Masolino, who worked alongside Masaccio in Santa Croce in Florence
OPTIONAL ADMISSION TICKETS/SERVICES, not included :
Civic Museums
Palaces and other monuments
Private Bus
Lunch