Varese

**Varese** (, Latin *Baretium*, archaic , *Varès* in Varesino) is a toun an *[[comune]]* in north-wastren Lombardy, northren Italy,  north o Milan.

It is the caipital o the Province o Varese. The hinterland or urban pairt o the ceety is cried *Varesotto*.

## Geografie

The toun o Varese lees at the feet o Sacro Monte di Varese, pairt o the Campo dei Fiori muntain range. The toun looks ower Loch Varese an aw.

## Demographics
Varese, lik the province, haes a vera heich immigrant population awin tae baith its economy (mony multi-naitional companies an the nearbi EU institution JRC) an its location (proximity tae Milan maks it an ideal place for the latter ceety's wirkers).

## History

In 1859, Giuseppe Garibaldi confrontit Austrian forces led bi Field Marshal-Lieutenant Carl Baron Urban near Varese. An aw, it wis here whaur Alessandro Marchetti's Savoia-Marchetti SM.93 made his first test flichts.

## Transport

The toun is servit bi baith the state-run Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) an Ferrovie Nord Milano (TRENORD), baith o which run heich-frequency train services tae Milan. In addition, thare is a project unner wey tae connect Varese wi Malpensa Airport; this line wad then continue past Varese tae Mendrisio an Lugano in Swisserland. Construction o the Varese-Mendrisio section ( lang) is expectit tae begin in 2009.

The toun haes baith an extensive ceety bus netwirk an provincial bus services. The A8 motorwey connects Varese wi Milan. This motorwey wis pairt o the first toll road seestem in the warld. The Italian govrenment gae permission in 2008 tae stairt wirks on the lang awaitit Varese-Como-Bergamo motorwey, which wad include a bypass o the toun o Varese an aw. Wirks are tae stairt in 2010, an thay micht be feenished bi 2013.

## Main sichts
The toun is maist famous for the Sacro Monte di Varese ('the saucrit muntain o Varese'), a place o pilgrimage an wirship. It is ane o the Sacri Monti o Piemont an Lombardy, includit on the UNESCO Warld Heritage leet.

## Economy
The economy o Varese is mainly based on industrie an, tae a lesser extent, specialisit agriculturesome famous Varese-based firms are:
* Aermacchi (militar trainer aircraft)
* AgustaWestland (helicopters)
* Cagiva, MV Agusta (motorbikes)
* Ficep (Machine Tuils for steel construction)
* Ignis (nou pairt o Whirlpool) (electronics)
* Vibram
* Prealpi (cheese)
* Mazzuchelli
* DiVarese (Shoes)
an mony mair as it is ane o the maist industrialisit as in Northren Italy.

Varese is close tae the Malpensa Internaitional Airport, which serves the internaitional traffec o Milan.

## Education
Varese is hame tae a European School, the European School, Varese, which wis established in 1960 for the childer o European Union staff, who wirk mainly at ane o the three institutes o the Joint Research Centre in nearbi Ispra.

It is ane o the twa steids o the Varsity o Insubria.

## Muisic festivals

* Open Jazz Varese http://www.openjazzvarese.com/ 
* Ghost Day Festival http://www.ghostday.com/ 

## Sport
Varese is kent for the Pallacanestro Varese which played, in the 1970s, 10 European Champions Cup feenals in a row an wan 5 o thaim.

* A.S. Varese 1910 (fitbaa)
* A.S. Mastini Varese Hockey
* Pro Tennis Team Varese
* 2008 UCI Road World Championships

## Internaitional relations

### Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Varese is twinned wi:
* Romans-sur-Isère, Fraunce
* Alba Iulia, Romanie
* Tongling, Anhui, Cheenae

## References

## Freemit airtins

* Tourist information, Agenzia del Turismo Varese
* arci Varese, association for the promotion of social, Territorial Delegation