Elegant two-room apartment in the Palazzo Mera Gorini

The city of Varese lies on the shores of the lake of the same name. It is called the Garden City because of the much greenery that can be found within the municipality, to which the gardens and parks of the many villas that have been built here undoubtedly contribute. The city of Varese has a characteristic location at the foot of the Sacro Monte di Varese, which is part of the Campo dei Fiori Massif and is home to an astronomical observatory. Varese lies on seven hills: Colle di San Pedrino (402 m), Colle di Giubiano (407 m), Colle Campigli (453 m), Colle di Sant'Albino (406 m), Colle di Biumo Superiore (439 m), Colle di Montalbano (411 m) and Colle dei Miogni (492 m). The territory of the municipality thus lies between 238 and 1,150 metres above sea level. The Varese winter suffers little from the mitigating influence of Lake Maggiore and the other smaller lakes in the province. Late autumn and winter minimum temperatures frequently drop below zero, albeit by a few degrees. It is precisely the low night temperatures that create a different climate in the southern areas of this city. As in other pre-alpine cities in Lombardy, fog is an infrequent phenomenon. Since 1960, it has been home to the only Italian seat of the European School created for the children of European officials of the Joint Research Centre. The airports of Milan Malpensa and Lugano Agno are about 30 minutes away. The shores of Lake Maggiore can be reached in 20 minutes by car.