Gallarate

Gallarate (Lombard: Galaraa) is a city in Varese Province, in the Lombardy region of Italy.

Understand

Gallarate

Get in

By plane

• Milano Malpensa Airport is nearby.

By train

Gallarate is the interchange station of three railway lines: Milan-Domodossola, Milan-Luino, and Milan-Varese-Porto Ceresio. From Milano Porta Garibaldi, Milano Centrale and other Milan railway stations just take a train to any of the destinations listed above to get to Gallarate. From Varese take any train to Milano Porta Garibaldi or Treviglio. From Novara take any suburban train to Milan or Pioltello and get off at Rho or Rho Fiera. From here, take any train to Varese, Luino or Domodossola.

• 1 Gallarate railway station (Stazione di Gallarate), Piazza Giovanni XXIII. (updated Dec 2023)

See

Museums

• 1 MAGA Museo Arte Gallarate, 1 Egidio de Magri St, ☏ +39 0331 706011, info@museomaga.it. Tuesday - Friday 10:00 to 18:30, Saturday - Sunday 10:00 to 19:00, Closed on Monday. Formerly the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art. 
• Museum of the Society of Studies Patri, 4 Borgo Antico St, ☏ +39 0331 795092, info@studipatri.it. Sunday from 9.30 to 11.30 from 15.00 to 18.00. 
• Museum of the Basilica Santa Maria Assunta, Corso Italia, 3, ☏ +39 0331 773836, +39 0331 793611, fax: +39 0331 793611. 

Church of San Zenone

Churches

• Church of Sant'Antonio Abate
• Church of St. Francis
• Sanctuary of the Madonna in Campagna
• Church of San Rocco
• Church of St. Peter
• Basilica of Santa Maria
• Church of San Zenone
• Broletto Palace, Visconti castle Caiello, Castle Crenna

Learn

• British College, 8 Monte Leone St, ☏ +39 0331 791727, +39 335 8088800, info@britishcollege.com. 3 months. English courses (full immersion). 

Buy

• Sorelle Ramonda, 2 Raffaello Sanzio St (Exit Gallarate, at the roundabout take the 1st exit and continue on Via Raffaello Sanzio, arrival), ☏ +39 0331771463. Sa 15:00 to 7:30PM, Tu-Th 9:30 to 12:30 and 15:00 to 19:30, F-Sa 9:30 to 19:30. Products: Underwear, Jeans, Home, Sports, Fashion, Women, Men, Kids 

Eat

• Restaurant Postport, Postporta St 11, ☏ +39 0331 773201, info@ristorantepostporta.it. Typical Lombard cuisine. Accepts tickets and meal vouchers. 
• Wood Restaurant, Montenero St 35, ☏ +39 0331 784665, info@ristorantewood.it. Closed Saturday lunch and Sunday all day. Adheres to the Slow Food philosophy. 
• Restaurant Il ragazzo di campagna, Corso Sempione 8, ☏ +39 0331 796237, +39 348 2800537, info@ilragazzodicampagna.it. Open from Monday to Saturday. Closed Saturday lunch and Sunday. 
• Pizza Restaurant La Ruota, Leopardi Giacomo St 4, ☏ +39 0331 780635, info@themilleniumpub.it. Closed on Mondays and Saturdays at midday. Specialty grilled food, seafood and pizza, even at midday. 
• The Wok Buffet Restaurant, Tognasca St 7, ☏ +39 0331 1352931. Monday-Friday, Saturday Sunday and holidays 12:00-14:30, 19:00-23:30. Cuisine Chinese, Italian and Japanese. Covered parking (500) and private (300). Lunch €10.50-13.90-Dinner €19.90. 

Drink

• Buddha Lounge Gallarate, G.B. Trombini St 11, ☏ +39 334 3421807, fax: +39 389 5971366, buddhagallarate@gmail.com. 18:00-02:00. Closed Mondays. 
• Angel's Bar, Reina Don St 3, ☏ +39 0331 783443. 

Sleep

Budget

• Hotel La Nuova Rotaia***, Cesare Beccaria 6, ☏ +39 0331 796180, fax: +39 0331 796180, info@lanuovarotaia.com. Wi-fi free, Included Concierge Service 24h, elevator, meeting room, parking, reading room and tv. €100-150. (updated Jul 2024)

Go next

Neighboring municipalities

Arsago Seprio, Besnate, Busto Arsizio, Cardano al Campo, Cassano Magnago, Cavaria con Premezzo, Samarate

Gallarate makes a good base to explore Milan, Varese, Lake Maggiore, Ticino