Gallarate Voyage Tips and guide

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• Milano Malpensa Airport is nearby.

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.

• 45.6598288.7982431 Gallarate railway station (Stazione di Gallarate), Piazza Giovanni XXIII. (updated Dec 2023)

Map of Gallarate

• 45.65438.7981 MAGA Museo Arte Gallarate, 1 Egidio de Magri St, ☏ +39 0331 706011, [email protected]. 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, [email protected]. 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 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

• British College, 8 Monte Leone St, ☏ +39 0331 791727, +39 335 8088800, [email protected]. 3 months. English courses (full immersion). 

• 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 

• ^{[dead link]} Restaurant Postport, Postporta St 11, ☏ +39 0331 773201, [email protected]. Typical Lombard cuisine. Accepts tickets and meal vouchers. 
• ^{[formerly dead link]} Wood Restaurant, Montenero St 35, ☏ +39 0331 784665, [email protected]. 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, [email protected]. Open from Monday to Saturday. Closed Saturday lunch and Sunday. 
• ^{[dead link]} Pizza Restaurant La Ruota, Leopardi Giacomo St 4, ☏ +39 0331 780635, [email protected]. 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. 

• ^{[dead link]} Buddha Lounge Gallarate, G.B. Trombini St 11, ☏ +39 334 3421807, fax: +39 389 5971366, [email protected]. 18:00-02:00. Closed Mondays. 
• Angel's Bar, Reina Don St 3, ☏ +39 0331 783443. 

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

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