New Year's Eve in Varese: here's how to best prepare

The Christmas holidays are approaching and with them the end of 2021. How are you going to celebrate the beginning of 2022? Despite the unknowns due to the pandemic, it will not be difficult to find the right opportunity to uncork the sparkling wine with friends, family and loved ones. If you are looking for ideas for New Year's Eve in Varese, here's how to best prepare.

The traditional meeting on the street to toast the new year will be less in tone than in the pre-pandemic years. Oceanic events will probably not be organized so as not to create large gatherings. However, it will be possible to go out for a ride in the centre, see the fireworks that will surely be fired from the squares and balconies, meet friends to have a toast under the stars.

The advice for spending New Year's Eve in Varese in the square is to follow the communications from the Municipality of Varese and the Tourist Office to get information from an official source on the possibilities offered in the historic centre and surroundings.

If the idea is to spend the New Year's Eve dinner at home, you should know that the menu cannot do without cotechino and lentils. Symbol of prosperity and therefore a good omen for the new year, lentils are usually stewed with tomato and accompany the sausage.

To give a touch of novelty to the typical recipe, the classic dish can also be accompanied with lentil meatballs, or mini lentil gateau as an appetizer. In addition to the food, pay attention to the decorations. Fundamental, to give the right atmosphere to your home dinner, embellish the table with possibly golden centrepieces and place cards, as well as set up ceilings and chandeliers with festoons and balloons. Happy new year!

If, on the other hand, you intend to treat yourself to a New Year's Eve dinner in Varese served and revered, there is certainly no shortage of proposals. In this case, the advice is to choose in time the ideal location for you and possibly your group, and book immediately. The anti-contagion measures could in some cases reduce the capacity of the premises making it even more difficult than usual to find a place.

Spending New Year's Eve at the theatre is also a very widespread tradition. The billboards always put on a show on the evening of December 31st to enjoy the last evening of the year and make a toast when the curtain falls.

This year, for example, the Varese Theatre offers a magic party for New Year's Eve with comedian Raoul Cremona. The Teatro Sociale di Busto Arsizio also offers a comedy show, with Flavio Oreglio & Staffora Bluzer.

Still on the lakes, but not only, an alternative that is always valid for a romantic and relaxing New Year's Eve in Varese is to spend the end of the year at the spa. This will give you the opportunity to celebrate the end of 2021 and get rid of all the stress accumulated during the year. Several structures in the Varese area offer Spa services and wellness programs. The Terme di Premia is one of the closest spas, just over an hour and a half away by car.

Speaking of relaxation, spending New Year's days in a hotel in the Varese area has several advantages. You have the opportunity to completely disconnect, to think of nothing but enjoying trips and visits around the city. As for the dinner, many hotels provide a basic service for families, namely baby-sitting. It will thus be possible to enjoy the last evening of the year in peace and above all in complete safety even for the little ones.