Fortresses and castles

As a frontier land, Varese is punctuated with fortresses and castles, which, having lost their defensive function, became delicious places where to spend some peaceful days.

Focus

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

Visconteo Castle

In Fagnano Olona a particular medieval castle
  • Art & Culture
Visconteo Castle

Castel Visconti Castelbarco

A Cislago in provincia di Varese
  • Art & Culture
Castel Visconti Castelbarco

Borromeo Castle, the Museum of Children’s Clothing and the Doll and Toy Museum

  • Art & Culture
Borromeo Castle, the Museum of Children’s Clothing and the Doll and Toy Museum

Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta

  • Unesco Sites
Castelseprio Archaeological Park - Church of Santa Maria Foris Portas - Santa Maria Assunta

Monastero di torba

The splendid religious architecture stands on the slopes of the hill where the Archaeological Park of Castelseprio is located
  • Religious Tourism
Monastero di Torba

Castiglione Olona A Piece of Tuscany in Lombardy

  • Villages
Tour to Castiglione Olona

Castello di Caidate

Varese tra rocche e castelli...
  • Rocche e castelli
Castello di Caidate

Forte di Orino

Tra rocche e castelli a Varese...
  • Rocche e castelli
Forte di Orino

Castello di Monteruzzo

tra rocche e castelli a Varese...
  • Rocche e castelli
Castello di Monteruzzo