VARESE
The Province of Varese confines to North and to east With Switzerland (canton Ticino), to East with the Province of como, to South with the province of Milan and to West with Piemonte (provinces of Novara and Verbano Cusio Ossola). It was instituted on the 2 January 1927 uniting commons already belonged to the provinces of Como and Milan.
Geography
On the geographical map the province has vertical shape, with two great “peninsulas”, the one of Saronnese at south-east between the provinces of Como and Milan and the second mountainous one of the Valley of Veddasca at north, at the border with Switzerland.
How to arrive:
By car - Varese is linked with Milan through the motorway A8. Numerous are also the state and provincial roads which link the city with the other zone of Lombardy.
By train - Varese is well served by the Railways of State and by the Railways North Milan. Railways of State: Square Trieste 1. Railways North Milan - Station: Square Trento - Tel. 0332 284174.
By airplane - the nearest airport to the city is the Malpensa (Tel. 02 26800613), but is possible using with comfort also the other airports of Lombardy: Linate (Tel. 02 28106306) and Orio al Serio of Bergamo (Tel. 035 326323).
State: Italy
Region: Lombardy
Main Tower: Varese
Surface: 1.198 km²
Citizens: 812.477
Density: 678 ctzs./km²
Commons: 141 commons
Numberplate: VA
CAP: 210xx, 21100
Dialling code: 02, 0331, 0332
Code ISTAT: 012
President: Marco Reguzzoni
