Palazzo Estense – Baroque Palace, built in the second half of the 18th century for Francesco III d'este and his family in the Italian town of Varese in Lombardy. The author of the project was the architect Giuseppe Antonio Bianchi. Palazzo Estense was completed in 1760-ies, and for many has become home to Francesco III d'este, Duke of Modena, who ruled in Lombardy.

Francesco III first visited in Varese in 1755, the year and fell in love with this town – so much so that I decided to buy it at the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. His request was granted, and soon Varese was one of the possessions of the family of d'este. In 1765, the year Francesco purchased a Villa Tommaso of Arrigoni and ordered to rebuild it with the intent to convert the building into a residence for his yard. During the reconstruction of the Villa was demolished and the vacant land were built new premises. Then around the Palace was a garden (a project of the same Bianchi is one of the most beautiful in the whole of Lombardy from the 18th century. In the garden you can see a large fountain set in front of the Palazzo, the chapel of San Giovanni Battista and numerous sculptures.

Today in the Palazzo Estense, known for its gorgeous decorations and moldings are municipal institutions, and also caters for conferences and concerts.