Campo dei Fiori di Varese is a mountain located in the northern part of
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
,
Lombardy
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Italy
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, It has an elevation of 1,227 metres.
On the Eastern side of the mountain, facing Varese, sits the now-vacant Grand Hotel Campo Dei Fiori. The Art Nouveau-style hotel was designed by
Giuseppe Sommaruga
Giuseppe Sommaruga (1867–1917) was an Italian architect of the Liberty style or Art nouveau movement. He was the pupil of Camillo Boito and Luca Beltrami to the Brera Academy in Milan. His monumental architecture exerted some influence''Futur ...
and opened in 1910, but subsequently closed in 1968.
Between the end of October and the first week of November 2017, the park was the subject of arson that burned down around 60 acres of woodland.
The Park of Campo dei Fiori di Varese is adjacent to the
Cinque Vette Park.
References
External links
Official Website
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Lombardy
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