WEBVarese (UK: / v ə ˈ r eɪ z eɪ,-z i / və-RAY-zay, -zee, US: / v ɑː ˈ r eɪ s eɪ / var-AY-say, Italian: ⓘ or; Varesino: Varés; Latin: Baretium; archaic German: Väris) is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km (34 mi) north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559.