Varenna Old Town
It is mandatory to pay a visit to Varenna old town streets walking up and down the hill, corners full of suggestions will open in front of your eyes, shops and cafes will offer you interesting shopping occasions.
Castello di Vezio
Ancient Middle Ages fortress built overhanging on lake and surrounded by secular olive trees garden.
Bird of prey exposition is guested in the structure with possiblity to view falconer show in the afternoon.
Possibility to access main tower and World War I dungeons.
Open from April until October – closed in case of rain.
www.castellodivezio.it – info@castellodivezio.it
Chiesa di San Giorgio
Varenna parish church with front side fresco depicting Saint Cristoforo, has a cathedral structure with three naves. It was consacrated on 1313. Main attractive is “Cross Deposition” made in colored rock.
Chiesa Prepositurale di San Giorgio
Chiesa di San Giovanni
Villa Monastero gardens lay along lake shore offering a path between paths descending from mountain side to lake shore.
Villa rooms can be visited.
Opening days and times: www.villamonastero.it – villa.monastero@provincia.lecco.it
Villa Monastero
https://www.villamonastero.eu/index.php/en/
Located in Varenna old town center it’s the oldest church in town. With Romanic topology at one nave and later period frescos – 15th century – typical of Lumbardy painting style of the period.
To arrange visit: Phone/Fax +39 0341 830228 – varenna@chiesadimilano.it
Fiume Latte
Shortest Italy’s river with its source among the rocks with the particularlity of appearing with “white milk waters” and explored among the others by Leonardo da Vinci.
Always open for visit – www.fiumelatte.it
Villa Cipressi
Botanical exposition with guided path through this villa secular gardens made with terraces structures descending to lake shore.
You will find trees of rare beauty and worldwide importance most of them explained with plaques.
Open from March 1st until November 15th, from 9 AM until 8 PM at Hotel Villa Cipressi structure
Always open for visit – www.fiumelatte.it
Ornitological Museum
Open only upon booking guests a collection of Lake Como local and migrant birds species.