Going out and Narrating, where the walk will be a story, a sweet narration that will fill the eyes first and then the heart.

Sunday 16 January 2022: A twenty-year period of works in Varese

A taste of the urban design of the twenty years that characterized part of our city. Squares, buildings, offices, social works, schools and gyms of a little bit of everything. In this context, architecture expresses the ideology in which they were formed.

• Meeting time: 2.30pm
• Meeting place: Piazza della Motta at the corner of the former Liceo Musicale Varese
• Duration of the visit: about 2 hours
• Difficulty: Easy
• Clothing: Sports, sneakers or trekking shoes

Sunday 23 January 2022: Avigno and Sant’Ambrogio: a look at the villas

An unusual route that covers a very urbanized area today, however, there is no shortage of villas and views. Sant’Ambrogio as always beautiful and engaging with its romantic historic center that exudes history from every corner starting from the reason for its name.

• Meeting time: 2.30pm
• Meeting place: Parking in via Manin, height of the Vidoletti Varese school
• Duration of the visit: about 2 hours
• Difficulty: Easy
• Clothing: Sports, sneakers or trekking shoes

Sunday 30 January 2022: The Montello hill and its villas

We "moderns" call it that but its real name is Colle dei Miogni superior and inferior. One home among many is the beautiful Villa Bianchi… we all had at least one of his bikes as children!

• Meeting time: 2.30pm
• Meeting place: Parking at the P.le De Gasperi Varese Stadium
• Duration of the visit: about 2 hours
• Difficulty: Easy
• Clothing: Sports, sneakers or trekking shoes

Sunday 06 February 2022: Masnago and its parks: Villa Baragiola and the Castle

Masnago, a former municipality that merged with Varese in 1927, bringing with it two jewels that were still private homes at the time. The Baragiola park, witness of Emma's great love with Count Andrea, and what about the Castle? Happy life, leisure and virtue under the tower.

• Meeting time: 2.30pm
• Meeting place: Parking via Monguelfo Varese
• Duration of the visit: about 2 hours
• Difficulty: Easy
• Clothing: Sports, sneakers or trekking shoes

Sunday 13 February 2022: “Helleborus Niger” known as Christmas Rose

The slopes of Monte Legnone have the right soil for these splendid winter flowers. We hope that the climatic conditions have favored and maintained the flowering that usually occurs between January and February. Entirely naturalistic route through woods and streams. They are beautiful and large flowers, the color of snow or with pink shades. The name Niger (black) could be misleading: the flowers are white but the roots are very dark or black!

Meeting time: 2.30pm
Meeting place: Parking behind the Cagnola Village at Rasa di Varese
Duration of the visit: about 2H 30 '
Difficulty: Easy
Clothing: Sports, sneakers or trekking shoes

Regulation:

• Mask and social distancing
• The limited number obligation requires us to favor those who have signed up for the Uscite Narranti

It is possible to register directly from the site www.officinambiente.org or write to info@officinambiente.org or by calling the numbers: Tiziana 347 7885147 / Paola 392 1809202