Acinque Ice Arena (PalAlbani)

Varese · Public skating times & prices

Varese's PalAlbani: built in 1975, demolished and rebuilt in 2021-22, inaugurated by President Mattarella

Public skating at Acinque Ice Arena (PalAlbani): the next 7 days

Friday 16 October

  • · Public Skate

Saturday 17 October

  • · Public Skate

Sunday 18 October

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate
Address
Via Francesco Albani 33, Varese, 21100
Phone
+39 0332 1575576
Website
acinqueicearena.com
The long curved roof and glazed front of the Acinque Ice Arena in Varese at dusk, with the entrance steps and car park in front. — Acinque Ice Arena (PalAlbani)
The long curved roof and glazed front of the Acinque Ice Arena in Varese at dusk, with the entrance steps and car park in front. Photo: Caulfield · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
An ice hockey game under way in the Varese ice arena, players spread across the rink beneath the exposed timber roof beams with the scoreboard overhead. — Acinque Ice Arena (PalAlbani)
An ice hockey game under way in the Varese ice arena, players spread across the rink beneath the exposed timber roof beams with the scoreboard overhead. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Built in 1975, rebuilt and reopened in 2022

The Acinque Ice Arena, long known as the PalAlbani, owes its existence to Dr Ambrogio Tenconi, who decided in 1968, inspired by a trip to Grenoble, to develop ice sports in Varese. The building was finished in 1975, and its nickname joins palaghiaccio with the name of the access road, via Francesco Albani.

The roof was rebuilt in 1985. Works that began officially in 2021 ended the following summer with a complete renewal of both the ice and the pool areas, and President Sergio Mattarella inaugurated the rebuilt rink on 15 November 2022.

HCMV Varese Hockey has played its home games here since 1977. The building also holds a swimming pool and four indoor gyms, and the rink appears in films from 1979 and 1980.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Free skating costs € 7,50 for adults and € 5,00 at the reduced rate, with skate hire at € 3,50. The reduced rate is for children from 4 to 12 and for university students with a card.

Source checked · · Official source

Booking & check-in

No booking is needed for free skating, but buying the ticket and the skate hire online speeds up entry.

Source checked · · Official source

Skating with children

A € 1,00 visitor ticket lets a companion inside without access to the ice.

Source checked · · Official source

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.