October in Varese …. With the joys of a patisserie

Now, one of the pleasures of a Saturday out in Varese, is the opportunity of take a break from the shopping and pause for a visit to a patisserie.

And the town has plenty to offer.

Our choice was  C’Est La Vie, on the Via Giusseppe Garibaldi, which is one of those narrow streets fronted by a row of modern shops, a bank some apartments and a hairdressers called Beautiful.  

But at one end of the street is the Church of Madonnina in Prato, which began as a small shrine which was located  outside the city walls.  

By degree through the 15th into the 18th centuries it was transformed into a church, the entrance of which is protected by a porch and adorned with the statues of San Gioacchino and San Giuseppe.

Sadly none of us took any pictures of the the church, which we know quite well.

And anyway we were there for the cakes which are an art in themselves.

Still there will always be another time.

Location; Varese

Pictures; streets and a patisserie, Varese, 2021 from the collection of Balzano