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Location: Varese, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Lake Varese from the Giardini Estensi

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2. View of Santa Maria del Monte – Monte Tre Croci loop from Varese Casbeno

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3. Varese Old Town – Estensi Gardens loop from Schirannetta

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Paul

December 28, 2024

Estensi Gardens and the Palazzo Comunale in Varese

The Estensi Gardens and the Palazzo Comunale are located in the center of Varese. THE PALACE In 1766, the Duke of Modena, Francesco III d'Este, Captain General and Governor of Austrian Lombardy, decided to buy the residence located on the outskirts of the village for his holidays. Varese had been enfeoffed to him in a personal capacity with civil and judicial powers by Maria Theresa of Austria on 23 June 1765. Immediately after the acquisition, Francesco III began to expand the property by annexing the neighboring property. The renovation and construction lasted from 1766 to 1773, while the garden was completed in 1771. The architect Giuseppe Antonio Bianchi was in charge of the project and directed the works, including the design of the hill that became known as Castellazzo Flat to create the gardens. The palace consists of a central nucleus with two side wings connected by the underlying portico, which houses a stone cutter. The long façade on Via Sacco is equipped with three stone portals and balconies. Entering through the main portal, which leads into the central portico and the courtyard of honor, you pass from the austerity of the external façade to the internal façade, which is lively and overlooks the picturesque garden. The interior of the palace is an example of the so-called Teresian Baroque. The Hall of Honor (or Salone Estense) is full of precious elements such as the illusionistic frescoes by Lodovico Bosellini and the central medallion by Giovan Battista Ronchelli. Going up to the first floor, along the staircase of honor, there are four niches with eighteenth-century copies of female busts and putti with stucco lamps. ………..

Text / Source: FAI - FONDO PER L'AMBIENTE ITALIANO ETS - Via Carlo Foldi, 2 - 20135 Milan

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Andy

March 5, 2023

Owned by the municipality of Varese since 1882, the Giardini Estensi are a public park located in the center of the city.

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Location: Varese, Lombardy, Italy

Estensi Gardens

1. Lake Varese from the Giardini Estensi

2. View of Santa Maria del Monte – Monte Tre Croci loop from Varese Casbeno

3. Varese Old Town – Estensi Gardens loop from Schirannetta

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