Cassano Valcuvia

Ferrera di Varese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese. Ferrera di Varese borders the following municipalities: Cassano Valcuvia, Cunardo, Grantola, Masciago Primo, Rancio Valcuvia.

Mesenzana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,318 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).The municipality of Mesenzana contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Malpensata, Molino d'Anna, Pezza, Maro, Cà Bianca nuova, Pianazzo, Piatta, Alpe Cavoglio, Gesiola del monte San Martino, and Le Cascine. Mesenzana borders the following municipalities: Brissago-Valtravaglia, Cassano Valcuvia, Duno, Grantola, Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Monte San Martino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 1,087 metres (3,566 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, overlooking the Valcuvia.The mountain was fortified during the First World War, when trenches, observation posts, shelters, galleries and artillery batteries were built as part of the Cadorna Line, aimed at preventing an invasion from Switzerland. During the Second World War, in November 1943, Monte San Martino was the location of one of the first clashes between Italian partisans, led by Colonel Carlo Croce, and German and Fascist forces.The peak, where a small church (San Martino in Culmine) is located, can be reached by car from Duno, or through paths that allow hikers to visit the restored remains of the Cadorna Line.

Masciago Primo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 289 and an area of 1.9 km².The municipality of Masciago Primo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Località Mondada and Località Muniscione. Masciago Primo borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Cunardo, Ferrera di Varese, Rancio Valcuvia.

Grantola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Varese. The municipality of Grantola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bellaria, Motta, Montebello, and Vicema. Grantola borders the following municipalities: Cassano Valcuvia, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Cunardo, Ferrera di Varese, Mesenzana, Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Rancio Valcuvia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Varese. Rancio Valcuvia borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Brinzio, Cassano Valcuvia, Castello Cabiaglio, Cuveglio, Ferrera di Varese, Masciago Primo. In terms of industry, the Torcitura di Rancio, a textile transformation industry, was formed as a joint venture between Montefibre, interested in the transformation of its yarns, and the Ratti group, interested in textile machinery aspects. The former twisting plant was then acquired by the Cumdi company of Germignaga.

Brissago-Valtravaglia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese.

Monte Castelvecchio is a mountain in Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 623 metres (2,044 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, in the municipality of Cunardo. Due to its commanding position over the Valcuvia and Val Marchirolo, Monte Castelvecchio has been fortified since the Early Middle Ages. In 900 Liutprand, King of the Lombards, built a fort (later a castle) atop the mountain, which later came under the control of the House of Visconti; the castle, from which the mountain derives its current name (Castelvecchio meaning "old castle"), was burned in 1164, 1447 and 1517. In the 18th century, the ruins were dismantled and the material used to build Cunardo's parish church.

Cunardo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Varese. Cunardo borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Ferrera di Varese, Grantola, Masciago Primo, Valganna.

Bedero Valcuvia is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, in the Valcuvia valley.

Duno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese. Duno borders the following municipalities: Brissago-Valtravaglia, Casalzuigno, Cassano Valcuvia, Cuveglio, Mesenzana, Porto Valtravaglia.

Castello Cabiaglio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 548 and an area of 7.1 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).Castello Cabiaglio borders the following municipalities: Barasso, Brinzio, Comerio, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Luvinate, Rancio Valcuvia, Varese.