Miscellaneous News from Ticino - Camping Tamaro
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“Our biggest asset<br />
is our landscape”<br />
Mario Botta, where can you get the best view of <strong>Ticino</strong>?<br />
From above, <strong>from</strong> the mountains. But you shouldn’t just<br />
consider <strong>Ticino</strong> as the sum of its parts, but rather as something that<br />
changes.<br />
What do you think about?<br />
About the landscape, which is always full of surprises. It<br />
puts the achievements of men into perspective, because it’s striking<br />
and powerful, and despite that,<br />
it’s in perpetual transformation,<br />
through light, wind and the changing<br />
seasons. It is the best thing<br />
about the canton of <strong>Ticino</strong>.<br />
THE CONTRASTS BETWEEN NATURE AND BUILDINGS<br />
DEFINE THE QUALITY OF TICINO,<br />
SAYS TOP ARCHITECT MARIO BOTTA.<br />
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What would you recommend to tourists with an interest in architecture?<br />
The unique quality of <strong>Ticino</strong> lies in the relationship between<br />
the buildings, such as churches, villages, bridges, and the landscape.<br />
The intensity of this relationship defines the area we live in. Of<br />
course, there are also a few individual, worthwhile buildings, like<br />
the Romanic churches of Negrentino and Giornico.<br />
Botta’s church at Mogno:<br />
a tribute to the Romanic period.<br />
As a contemporary architect,<br />
you feel a strong connection<br />
with the Romanic period, why is<br />
that?<br />
With their unspoilt lines, in<br />
contrast with their surroundings,<br />
these churches still have a very<br />
modern style.<br />
TICINO
“You need to take your time<br />
to enjoy your food!”<br />
ADA ZEEB FROM GIUBIASCO HAS BEEN COOKING<br />
FOR HER GUESTS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE’S<br />
TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO TICINESE CUISINE.<br />
Her risotto is legendary. “I find cream always improves<br />
it”, recommends the 90-year old, born and bred in <strong>Ticino</strong>. “It’s also<br />
good with gorgonzola. But best of all with fresh mushrooms and<br />
onions”.<br />
Ada Zeeb has been in front of the stove for over 50 years, in<br />
gourment restaurants and simple osterie. Her genuine home-made<br />
She recommends the grotto<br />
as “a piece of the real <strong>Ticino</strong>”: Ada Zeeb.<br />
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specialities have always been in demand. Potatoes with luganighe<br />
(sausages) or polenta with brasato (braised meat). Costine (spare<br />
ribs) with cazzöla (a stew made of potatoes and cabbage), a tasty<br />
minestrone (vegetable soup) or pesce in carpione, fish marinated in<br />
vinegar for several days. “The most important thing, though”, says<br />
Ada Zeeb “is that you take your time to enjoy your food”.<br />
A PASSION FOR THE GROTTOS<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong> offers everything to tempt your palate: the tantalising<br />
choice ranges <strong>from</strong> restaurants recommended by the Gault-Millau<br />
restaurant guide to the locally-revered “grotto”. “At the stone tables<br />
under the ancient trees, there is a truly relaxed atmosphere,<br />
where everyone talks to everyone else”, says Ada Zeeb.<br />
The food is simple, too: apart <strong>from</strong> hot minestrone, there are<br />
often only cold dishes with sliced local meats and small round<br />
cheeses (formaggini). Everything is home-made. It is accompanied<br />
by the house wine, usually Merlot, <strong>from</strong> the small, earthenware<br />
pitcher known as the boccalino or tazzino. Ada Zeeb beams proudly:<br />
“The grotto is the best place to experience a piece of the real <strong>Ticino</strong>.”<br />
TICINO
REGIONE LAGO<br />
DI LUGANO<br />
The chestnut trail<br />
Arosio is the highest village in Malcantone and the starting<br />
point for a special type of excursion: the Chestnut Trail. The five<br />
hour round trip leads to the heart of the colourful world of chestnut<br />
trees, to the church of San Michele, with its doors and windows<br />
made <strong>from</strong> chestnut wood, and over to the small stone houses<br />
AFTER THE CHESTNUT TRAIL THERE<br />
IS ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DISCOVER:<br />
A CHESTNUT ICECREAM.<br />
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where chestnuts are dried. And if anyone should feel like chestnut<br />
icecream, chestnut beer or chestnut flour after the excursion, they<br />
should ask the tourist office for the guide with the right addresses.<br />
Chestnuts: the fruit that Ticinese<br />
specialities are made <strong>from</strong>.
Summit meetings of the giants<br />
“Again!” cheers the ten year old boy, though his father is<br />
against the idea. He thinks the adventure park on Monte <strong>Tamaro</strong> is<br />
fantastic, but unlike his son, he’s had enough. For two and a half<br />
hours they have both swung <strong>from</strong> platform to platform in the centuries-old<br />
beech wood, climbed up ladders and gone abseiling. That<br />
will have to do.<br />
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS<br />
AND FAST-PACED DESCENTS<br />
The modern adventure park at the middle station of the<br />
<strong>Tamaro</strong> skyway is not just for families. Apart <strong>from</strong> the children’s<br />
course, there are another four difficulty levels to choose <strong>from</strong>, with<br />
a total of 45 platforms high up in the treetops. Yet the park is no<br />
longer the only reason why <strong>Tamaro</strong> fulfils the desire for adventure<br />
of amateur sports lovers’. Mountain bikers love the twisting<br />
descent to Arosio, along with the new cross country cycling<br />
track. Walkers love the challenging, four and a half hour crossing<br />
<strong>from</strong> Monte <strong>Tamaro</strong> to Monte Lema, where you can take pleasure<br />
in the breath-taking views. And there is wide scope here for<br />
birdwatchers or paragliders to indulge their passions too.<br />
ON THE MIGHTY MOUNTAINS AROUND LUGANO,<br />
THE VIEW IS NOT THE ONLY THING<br />
THAT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.<br />
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At the Adventure Park at Monte <strong>Tamaro</strong>,<br />
not only children reach the top.<br />
REGIONE LAGO<br />
DI LUGANO
<strong>Miscellaneous</strong> news <strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
TREKKING<br />
Discover the little known valleys of <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
on foot: the brochure “Lugano Trekking”<br />
describes a three day expedition, a 44 kilometre<br />
route leading <strong>from</strong> Monte Brè to<br />
Tesserete (Capriasca) in 21 hours. The<br />
variation through Val Colla is particularly<br />
special.<br />
SHOPPING<br />
Foxtown Factory-Stores in Mendrisio is a<br />
bargain-hunter’s paradise. From Anna Sui<br />
to Gucci and Trussardi, 130 outlets offer<br />
more than 200 designer names, with<br />
discounts of up to 70 per cent off the usual<br />
retail price.<br />
DISCOVERY<br />
You can take a stroll <strong>from</strong> the Lake of<br />
Constance to Geneva, without breaking into<br />
a sweat, at the “Swissminiatur”, the fun<br />
park in Melide. It features an open-air<br />
display of the most beautiful locations,<br />
monuments and modes of transport<br />
in Switzerland – on a scale of 1:25.<br />
RELAXATION<br />
The Acquapark California in Balerna-<br />
Chiasso has much to offer: a fitness centre<br />
with aerobics courses, indoor swimming<br />
pool with hydromassage tubs, children’s<br />
amusement park with playground slides<br />
and a health spa with saunas, scented baths<br />
and Kneipp therapy.<br />
WILDLIFE<br />
An unexpected perspective which will certainly<br />
make you smile: grazing on the slopes<br />
of Monte Lema you can actually see a<br />
herd of Highland cattle. The animals seem<br />
to be as happy as if they were in their native<br />
homeland, the Scottish highlands. Their<br />
milk and meat certainly taste superb.<br />
WONDERFUL<br />
Wonders are still to be found, at least in<br />
Malcantone. The “Wonder Trail” begins in<br />
Novaggio, where it ends after seven kilometres<br />
and 13 information boards on “wonderful”<br />
topics. The high point is the last remaining<br />
blacksmith’s forge in Switzerland.<br />
FURTHER<br />
INFORMATION:<br />
Lugano Turismo, Lugano<br />
Tel. +41 91 913 32 32<br />
www.lugano-tourism.ch<br />
Lake Lugano Navigation Company,<br />
Lugano<br />
Tel. +41 91 971 52 23<br />
www.lakelugano.ch<br />
Malcantone Turismo, Caslano<br />
Tel. +41 91 606 29 86<br />
www.malcantone.ch<br />
Mendrisio Turismo, Mendrisio<br />
Tel. +41 91 646 57 61<br />
www.mendrisiotourism.ch<br />
REGIONE LAGO<br />
DI LUGANO
AKE MAGGIORE<br />
LAKE MAGGIORE<br />
AND VALLEYS<br />
AND VALLEYS<br />
The world is left behind:<br />
at the “floating gardens” of Brissago.
Where water works wonders<br />
A deep blast of the horn: The boat sets sail <strong>from</strong> the Brissago<br />
Islands as the sun is reflected on the waters of Lake Maggiore.<br />
From the stern you can see Italy disappearing beneath a light blue<br />
sky. On the shore, colourful villages, and a little slower, the mighty<br />
mountains, attract the attention. The warmth and gentle vibration<br />
of the engines lull you, images of the day pass through your<br />
mind, and you ask yourself: can this be real?<br />
A MAGICAL RIVER WORLD<br />
The light green of the river Verzasca! Like liquid jade, the<br />
water seeks its way through the eroded rocky landscape. In<br />
Lavertezzo it ripples under the double-arched bridge “Ponte dei<br />
Salti”: if you walk against the direction of the river, you will find<br />
comfortable stone “beds” and natural whirlpools. You can enjoy<br />
the beauty of this valley and its legendary river all day lying on<br />
your beach towel (but be aware of currents).<br />
Yet there are simply too many attractions in this region.<br />
One valley further on, you can find the famous white marble of<br />
Peccia. And sculptors who know how to handle it. The result: in a<br />
small village deep in the Maggia Valley the visitor can observe<br />
THE GREEN WATERS OF THE RIVER VERZASCA,<br />
THE MARBLE SCULPTURES IN THE MAGGIA VALLEY,<br />
THE FLOATING GARDENS OF BRISSAGO:<br />
WAS THAT JUST A DREAM?<br />
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Once a fishing village, nowadays a resort with<br />
the largest concentration of luxury hotels in Switzerland: Ascona.<br />
many a sculpture. And a little further, in the secluded “hundred<br />
valleys” of the Centovalli region and in Onsernone Valley, you can<br />
find deserted, historic hiking trails.<br />
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THE PLEASURE GARDENS<br />
The high points, however, are the Brissago Islands, the “floating<br />
gardens”. Anyone stepping down <strong>from</strong> a boat here dives into a<br />
magical world of exotic buds and strangely shaped leaves, bewitching<br />
scents and sweet fruits. The Russian Baroness Antoinette de<br />
Saint Léger transformed the islands into an exotic garden, and entertained<br />
writers here, before a German businessman was allowed to<br />
build the pleasure gardens and Romanic baths for his dancers.<br />
Even today, this place can still transport you immediately<br />
away <strong>from</strong> the real world, so that the deep sound of the ship's<br />
horn as it comes into shore will startle you. It takes the daydreamers<br />
back to Ascona, the “Jewel on Lake Maggiore”, as this<br />
little town is called. It used to be a fishing village, but nowadays<br />
it hosts the best luxury hotels in Switzerland. Ascona is music to<br />
the ears of pleasure-seekers - and not only during the ten-day<br />
long jazz festival.<br />
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Picturesque: the River Verzasca in Lavertezzo.
Bright lights in Piazza Grande<br />
It is one of the most important film festivals in the world, and<br />
perhaps the most beautiful, but certainly the most charming: the<br />
International Film Festival in Locarno draws 200’000 spectators<br />
each year under its spell and lasts for eleven days and nights, with<br />
hundreds of film showings, discussions, receptions and parties<br />
until the early hours of the morning in the welcoming little town<br />
for this one-off event.<br />
THE LARGEST CINEMA IN THE<br />
WORLD WITH A STARRY SKY<br />
No Hollywood blockbusters are shown, but films with a<br />
political and social content. The festival aims to show new films<br />
<strong>from</strong> around the world. The most important are shown in Piazza<br />
Grande, the heart of the festival. As soon as darkness falls, an<br />
unforgettable atmosphere takes over: the houses of the old town<br />
with their Lombardy-style architecture provide a picturesque<br />
backdrop, the starry sky gives a special kind of magic and 7’000<br />
chairs in front of a huge screen make for the largest cinema in the<br />
world.<br />
IN EARLY AUGUST EACH YEAR,<br />
THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL IS HELD,<br />
FOR MAGICAL NIGHTS UNDER THE STARRY SKY.<br />
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The Piazza Grande during the Locarno Film Festival.<br />
Even if you cannot get hold of a ticket for the Piazza, you<br />
won’t leave empty-handed: the small streets of Locarno are also<br />
full of a crackling atmosphere at this time, full of sociable people<br />
with the same objective: to enjoy the films.<br />
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E VALLI<br />
Nostalgia on the railways<br />
There should be a hundred valleys here, at least if you translate<br />
“Centovalli” word for word, although someone has exaggerated<br />
a little. However, the promise of the “Centovalli Railway” has<br />
not been overstated. It leads through a romantic, adventurous<br />
stretch, through ravines and over viaducts, to Domodossola in Italy,<br />
and is certainly the most comfortable way to discover the spec-<br />
IN CENTOVALLI, THE RAILWAY WHICH TRAVELS<br />
PAST THE HIGHEST CHURCH TOWER IN TICINO<br />
LEADS BACK TO ANOTHER TIME.<br />
All aboard for a comfortable discovery<br />
of the wilds of the Centovalli region.<br />
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tacular Centovalli region, which looks the same as it has since the<br />
dawn of time.<br />
FUNICULAR OVER<br />
THE WATERFALL<br />
Most passengers only notice that small funiculars lead up to<br />
high, isolated mountain pastures and hamlets in the steep, densely<br />
wooded valley <strong>from</strong> the corner of their eye. However, for those<br />
who make the journey into picturesque Verdasio, climb into the little<br />
funicular to Rasa and let themselves be carried over the dizzying<br />
heights of the deep gorge of Melezza, over the waterfall, can experience<br />
the full power of the Centovalli region.<br />
Of course, here there are innumerable possibilities for<br />
hiking. In particular, the area around Intragna with the highest<br />
church tower in <strong>Ticino</strong> (65 metres) is a walker’s paradise. However,<br />
the best route leads along the Northern side of the valley <strong>from</strong><br />
Intragna through Costa and Monti di Comino to Verdasio.
“On summer evenings we can<br />
hear singing <strong>from</strong> afar”<br />
FOR VISITORS TO THE MONASTERY<br />
MADONNA DEL SASSO, BROTHER AGOSTINO RECOMMENDS<br />
THE PROFOUND ATMOSPHERE OF THE CHURCH.<br />
Brother Agostino, what is your favourite time of day in Madonna del Sasso?<br />
In the morning, when it’s still quiet and the rising sun shines<br />
through the glass windows of the choir in the church.<br />
Do you sometimes think: Oh, isn’t it beautiful to live here?<br />
That happens at night, when everything is still up here. Or<br />
on a summer evening, when we can hear the singing of the<br />
Carmelite nuns <strong>from</strong> afar.<br />
How do the monks relate to the hustle and bustle of tourism?<br />
We only come across visitors who come to see the view or the<br />
monastery by chance. If they show respect, they are very welcome.<br />
Should the monastery still be open for tourists?<br />
Tourists are also people, first and foremost. And we are here<br />
for people who need us. However, too much disturbance during the<br />
services is not wholesome.<br />
What should a visitor to Madonna del Sasso not miss out on?<br />
The atmosphere of the church. He should breathe in this<br />
profound atmosphere while seated, or kneeling, because in the<br />
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church there is a half-light, almost like in a basilica <strong>from</strong> the<br />
Orient. The Pietà (religious statue) in the courtyard, the statue of<br />
the Virgin Mary at the main altar and the many religious scenes<br />
painted on the walls are also very interesting.<br />
He loves the early hours of the morning: Brother<br />
Agostino <strong>from</strong> the monastery Madonna del Sasso.<br />
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MAGGIORE<br />
E VALLI
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MAGGIORE<br />
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In a different world<br />
TIME AND AGAIN, WRITERS HAVE SOUGHT<br />
THE SOLITUDE OF THE ONSERNONE VALLEY,<br />
WHICH THEY CAN STILL FIND TODAY.<br />
A historic landscape in green:<br />
Onsernone valley.<br />
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It is as unworldly as it is veiled in mystery, this valley with<br />
its rocky gorges, woody slopes and the little roads winding high up<br />
into the terraces, where they branch into stone-built villages. The<br />
actual distance to Locarno is not great, although it feels immense.<br />
There is a reason why writers have repeatedly chosen to settle here:<br />
to feel the primordial power. It drew Alfred Andersch to Berzona,<br />
as well as Max Frisch, who paid tribute to the Onsernone Valley in<br />
his work “Man in the Holocene”.<br />
However, the best known, and also the most controversial<br />
writer of the valley was Aline Valangin (Dorf an der Grenze - Village<br />
on the Border). Together with the lawyer Wladimir Rosenbaum she<br />
created an island of freedom and contentment in Comologno during<br />
the 1930s. James Joyce also stopped here, as did C.G. Jung and<br />
Kurt Tucholsky. Here they founded a refuge for the politically<br />
oppressed, and often the guests of the attractive Aline Valangin<br />
were also her lovers. It is little wonder, then, that her permissive<br />
lifestyle caused a commotion in the village and even throughout the<br />
valley. Today, things are quieter in Comologno. Yet the beauty of<br />
the valley and its wild landscape have remained. There are countless<br />
historic walks just waiting to be discovered.
“<strong>Ticino</strong> makes you happy”<br />
Why did you bring your theatre to settle in Verscio?<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong> is something special, not only because it looks pretty<br />
and has a mild climate. It has a charisma which makes you feel<br />
happy and inspires you to work.<br />
How would you describe a typical inhabitant of <strong>Ticino</strong>?<br />
Very humorous, a typical Latin-type. Really the people <strong>from</strong><br />
the valleys are tolerant and hospitable, with an incredible enthusiasm<br />
for telling stories.<br />
What are the typical qualities of a native of <strong>Ticino</strong>?<br />
The old locals of the valleys are simple, but intelligent, open<br />
and unprejudiced people. The cultured city dwellers are rather<br />
reserved. They don’t speak in dialect any longer. And then there are<br />
the adventurers...<br />
If a tourist asks you for advice, what do you recommend?<br />
I love the remote valleys, where you can go walking during<br />
even the hottest summers and cool yourself off in an ice-cold<br />
mountain stream. You can only find these types of walks in <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
– and you can do most of them quite easily with the whole family.<br />
THE WORLD FAMOUS CLOWN DIMITRI<br />
TELLS OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES OF TICINO<br />
AND TOURISTIC HIGHLIGHTS.<br />
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The clown Dimitri runs a theatre and a theatre<br />
school in Verscio.<br />
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MAGGIORE<br />
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Change is the only constant<br />
At the school of sculpture in Peccia,<br />
stone becomes art.<br />
IN THE MAGGIA VALLEY, ROCK FACES ARE MADE INTO<br />
WORKS OF ART: A VALLEY SYMBOLISED BY STONE.<br />
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Without a doubt, the inhabitants of the valley love their<br />
wild, romantic Maggia with the great range of options for swimming<br />
and picnicking. But they truly adore the stone. Granite <strong>from</strong><br />
Vallemaggia is everywhere, especially in the shape of works of art.<br />
In Foroglio, the foundations for unique fountains also emerge <strong>from</strong><br />
the rock. Today, Peccia in the upper Maggia Valley is truly the most<br />
famous sculptors’ village in Switzerland.<br />
Thanks to its white marble, it can count on a valuable natural<br />
resource which is nurtured by the quarry, the marble works and<br />
the famous school of sculpture. The sculpture trail in Peccia is a<br />
new cultural milestone in the Maggia Valley, made up of thirty<br />
works which are rearranged each year. This brings it full circle: the<br />
artists not only breathe new life into the stone, but it is also the<br />
stone in form of sculptures that breathes new life into the whole<br />
Maggia Valley.<br />
It is no wonder that the region’s marketing is also based on<br />
stone (“Vallemaggia Pietraviva”). Exhibitions on the theme, hiking<br />
trails, study programmes, visits to the quarry and overnight stays<br />
in stone houses are some of the offers already in place, with others<br />
to be completed by 2006.
Fun in the wet<br />
LAKE MAGGIORE OFFERS WATER LOVERS EVERYTHING<br />
THEY NEED FOR HAPPY SWIMMING.<br />
They met each other at a barbecue. They discovered that<br />
they only lived a couple of tents away <strong>from</strong> each other. They became<br />
friends, and today they have hired the banana boat, hopping<br />
over the waves and shrieking with delight if the boat turns over and<br />
they all end up in the water.<br />
GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS<br />
Anyone spending their holidays in Tenero, at the largest<br />
campsite in <strong>Ticino</strong> gets more than the opportunity to meet a whole<br />
group of people. They have a whole lake besides. And what a lake!<br />
On Lake Maggiore it seems that you can do anything to turn your<br />
summer into a dream: swimming, fishing, rowing, sailing, windsurfing,<br />
wakeboarding, and even diving, thanks to the excellent quality<br />
of the water. The shore is pleasantly shady, and the boats go to all<br />
the important excursion points, like the Brissago Islands for example,<br />
or, on the Italian side, the Borromaic Islands. From June to<br />
September, a free boat link connects Tenero with Locarno. On Lake<br />
Maggiore, you want for nothing – except more holidays!<br />
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Action <strong>from</strong> Tenero:<br />
Lake Maggiore is certainly a lot of fun.<br />
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Where nature reigns supreme<br />
THE RIVER DELTA AND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN:<br />
IN GAMBAROGNO THERE ARE TWO MARVELLOUS OASES.<br />
Reed beds, oxbow lakes, tarns and lowland forests: the<br />
“Bolle di Magadino” nature reserve is one of the last natural river<br />
deltas in Switzerland, with European importance. Where the<br />
Verzasca and the <strong>Ticino</strong> flow into Lake Maggiore the micro-climate<br />
has created a habitat for more than 240 types of migratory birds,<br />
marshland birds and herons.<br />
MAGNOLIAS AND CAMELIAS<br />
GALORE<br />
Gambarogno is rich in nature. It stretches along the northeastern<br />
shore of Lake Maggiore: a mountainous region, less beautiful<br />
and luxuriant than the opposite shore, yet it has wild hiking<br />
trails and the warm yellow of the setting sun. There is also the<br />
second oasis in the area: the 17’000 square metres of the botanical<br />
garden of Gambarogno which belongs to the nursery gardener Otto<br />
Eisenhut. 950 different types of camelias and 350 varieties of magnolia<br />
bloom amid countless other plants, making it an unrivalled<br />
natural paradise.<br />
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Habitat of 240 species of birds: Bolle di Magadino.
<strong>Miscellaneous</strong> news <strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
CELESTIAL<br />
A futuristic skyway, a bridge that seems to<br />
lead <strong>from</strong> the mountain directly up to the<br />
sky, and a “musical wood” where you can<br />
learn to see sounds: Mount Cardada features<br />
excursions that are as tactile as they<br />
are astounding.<br />
VISIONARY<br />
In the early twentieth century, Monte<br />
Verità over Ascona was a meeting place for<br />
philosophers, who had recently founded<br />
naturalism and vegetarianism. Even today,<br />
the recently designed museum exudes the<br />
spirit of these visionary people.<br />
UNIQUE<br />
Bosco Gurin lies at 1507 metres, making it<br />
the highest parish in <strong>Ticino</strong>, but it is better<br />
known as an important location for winter<br />
sports (with half pipe and illuminated<br />
slopes). The Walser dynasty established the<br />
village as long ago as 1253. Since it is predominantly<br />
their descendants who live<br />
here, in the village you can hear a German<br />
dialect alongside Italian.<br />
TERRIFIC<br />
There is no higher bungee jump: 220 metres<br />
down <strong>from</strong> the Verzasca Dam into oblivion,<br />
at a speed of 100 km/h. Pure adrenalin,<br />
so you feel like James Bond, who also<br />
jumped <strong>from</strong> here during the introduction<br />
to the film “GoldenEye”.<br />
AUTHENTIC<br />
Bread, cheese and organically grown vegetables,<br />
but also genuine holiday accomodations<br />
in farms can be found on the website<br />
www.agriturismo.ch.<br />
FURTHER<br />
INFORMATION:<br />
Ente Turistico Lago Maggiore, Locarno<br />
Tel. +41 91 791 00 91<br />
www.maggiore.ch<br />
Gambarogno Turismo, Vira<br />
Tel. +41 91 795 12 14<br />
www.gambarognoturismo.ch<br />
Ente Turistico di Tenero e Valle Verzasca,<br />
Tenero<br />
Tel. +41 91 745 16 61<br />
www.tenero-tourism.ch<br />
Vallemaggia Turismo, Maggia<br />
Tel. +41 91 753 18 85<br />
www.vallemaggia.ch<br />
LAGO<br />
MAGGIORE<br />
E VALLI
BELLINZONA ELLINZONA AND AND<br />
NORTHERN NORTHERN TICINO TICINO<br />
The market has its own rhythm,<br />
they say: “towards closing time<br />
the young people also arrive”.
The finest type of pleasure<br />
“The market has its own rhythm”, says the lady stallholder,<br />
putting tomatoes on the scales. “Just after seven, the old people<br />
arrive. They inspect the vegetables carefully and buy for the whole<br />
week. Then at ten, the streets are chock-a-block with all kinds of<br />
people, especially families, but also chefs, looking for a high quality<br />
oil or special type of honey for their restaurants. Towards the<br />
end, at eleven, the young ones are also awake. They don’t buy<br />
much, but they enjoy the market atmosphere”.<br />
THE SIGN OF GOOD TASTE<br />
At least in good weather. When the sun shines, the Saturday<br />
market in Bellinzona takes on a film-like atmosphere: loud and<br />
colourful, the stalls extend through several streets and into squares,<br />
often interrupted by street cafes. You can smell the sun-ripened<br />
fruits <strong>from</strong> the Magadino plain, try cheese specialities <strong>from</strong> the<br />
Muggio Valley, pick up sausages made according to old recipes and<br />
crisp Ticinese bread, buy freshly cut flowers and enjoy the tastefully<br />
renovated facades of the buildings in the old town.<br />
TICINO’S MAIN TOWN, BELLINZONA,<br />
IS IN A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT POSITION,<br />
ESPECIALLY SO FOR CULTURAL INTERESTS<br />
AND PLEASURE-SEEKERS.<br />
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At the foot of Castelgrande,<br />
the summer nights are celebrated.<br />
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CULTURAL HERITAGE<br />
WITH A BROAD VISION<br />
If you look a little higher up, you will see the Castelgrande<br />
dating <strong>from</strong> the 13th century, the oldest of the three castles of<br />
Bellinzona. Today, it is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.<br />
With its stern architecture, it appears decidedly modern. Good<br />
news for any lazy-bones: there is a lift <strong>from</strong> the old town right into<br />
the courtyard of the castle, so get moving!<br />
Up here, you can hardly hear the voices <strong>from</strong> below. You are<br />
at one with the sky, and with the splendid history of Bellinzona.<br />
The view of both the other castles (Sasso Corbaro and Montebello),<br />
the dramatic walls which you can walk around, the old gardens<br />
over the castle rocks, really give you a flavour of the place: the<br />
foray into the Middle Ages can begin!<br />
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The old walls are waiting to be discovered.
Winter in ticino<br />
This only happens in <strong>Ticino</strong>: while over Airolo and Carì<br />
snowboards almost touch the sky, an hour’s drive further south,<br />
golfers hit their balls on the green courses of Losone. And you can<br />
even wear a light sweater while shopping in Lugano’s old town<br />
during the morning, which will last you until you glide on crosscountry<br />
skis across the sugary white of the Leventina during the<br />
afternoon.<br />
PURE NATURE, GUARANTEED<br />
You can also stay in the Blenio Valley and experience winter<br />
the traditional southern way: under radiant sunlight in a small,<br />
white-covered paradise, as a guest of the cheerful inhabitants of<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong>, who will warm up your heart even in bad weather. Or have<br />
fun on the snow, on the idyllic Campra, on cross-country or touring<br />
skis, freestyle boards, snow shoes, or carving skis. Or visit one<br />
of the famous Romanesque churches. Or perhps take a trip to Nara<br />
with its many attractions including a “Snow Park” and a sledge run,<br />
or Airolo, the ideal departure point for skiing, or the friendly villages<br />
of Campo Blenio and Ghirone, offering ski facilities especially<br />
suitable for beginners.<br />
Wherever people fly down the ski-slopes, in <strong>Ticino</strong>, you’re<br />
only a stone’s throw <strong>from</strong> the street cafés under the palm trees, and<br />
<strong>from</strong> a breath of spring air.<br />
YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT FROM THE PISTE<br />
TO THE STREET CAFÉ UNDER THE PALM TREES.<br />
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While in Airolo, skis almost touch the sky,<br />
the golf balls are flying in Losone.<br />
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Cows and cheese<br />
WHAT DO COWS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS HAVE IN COMMON?<br />
THEY RUN AROUND THE PIORA VALLEY IN GREAT SHAPE!<br />
In Piora valley you will find tasty cheese<br />
and splendid mountain bike trails.<br />
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In wide, secluded pastures, the cows graze, just where they<br />
please, giving thanks for their five star accommodation with the<br />
milk that has made the tasty Piora cheese legendary.<br />
INCLUDED:<br />
ONE OF THE STEEPEST<br />
FUNICULARS IN EUROPE<br />
And what about the mountain bikers? They cycle through<br />
the steep, challenging Alpine area, past large and small lakes, and<br />
through wonderfully scented mountain woods. Many like to turn<br />
back halfway, that doesn’t matter: you don’t have to make it over<br />
the pass into the Blenio valley, to take pictures of impressive mountain<br />
scenery home with you.<br />
Up here, the hiker’s heart also beats faster. Along with<br />
numerous short excursions along the Ritom lake and over its mighty<br />
retaining walls, passes and high mountain trails offer a hiker’s<br />
paradise on earth. Another thing: one of the steepest funiculars in<br />
Europe leads <strong>from</strong> Piotta to the Ritom lake, – a special experience.
New experiences on old roads<br />
SOME JOURNEYS ARE AN END IN THEMSELVES.<br />
FOR EXAMPLE, THE “TREMOLA”<br />
WITH ITS COBBLED TWISTS AND TURNS.<br />
“The Gotthard is the pass to beat all passes”,<br />
says Harley rider Alois Mailinger..<br />
There are two reasons why the old Gotthard Pass on the<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong> side is called the "Tremola": <strong>from</strong> above, the longest construction<br />
in Switzerland, with its walled curves looking like a temperature<br />
graph “trembling” (<strong>from</strong> the Italian tremare = to tremble)<br />
through the mountain. The other reason lies with the bumpy cob-<br />
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blestones, which are extremely demanding, especially when travelling<br />
by bike over the pass (2108 metres) and you want to force your<br />
way up its 12 % gradient.<br />
A MYSTICAL MOUNTAIN<br />
All this “trembling” can hardly be surpassed in terms of<br />
enjoyment, if you travel through the ancient rocky landscape by<br />
car. Or on a Harley Davidson, like Alois Maillinger <strong>from</strong> Germany.<br />
“The Gotthard is the pass to beat all passes” he says. “It isn’t the<br />
highest pass, and doesn’t have the most bends, but there is<br />
something mystical about this mountain”. This is already the third<br />
time that Alois has crossed the Tremola, and the third time that he<br />
is so overwhelmed, that he stops to take a couple of photos. “And<br />
that won’t be the last time”, he laughs, rattling off on his Harley.<br />
Meanwhile you can hear the nostalgic stage-coach in the<br />
distance, a stage-coach with five horses, taking tourists <strong>from</strong> Airolo<br />
to Andermatt, through the heart of this landscape, where no less<br />
than four of the most important rivers in Europe have their source.<br />
Gurgling, swooshing and chirping are all around, the rocks surge<br />
up into the sky and the grinding of the coach wheels recalls times<br />
gone by, as if this form of transport was still fashionable, even<br />
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though in those days the rough carriage could hardly have been as<br />
comfortable as its modern successors. You lean back, sniff the fragrant<br />
air and enjoy.<br />
ROADS WITH TALES TO TELL<br />
In <strong>Ticino</strong>, these new experiences on old roads are not only<br />
to be found on the Tremola. The “Via delle Genti” - “People’s<br />
Road” is worthwhile, along with a visit to “La Claustra”, an architectural<br />
gem, where deep in the body of the Gotthard mountain,<br />
rocks, water, light and fire create a spectacle for the senses. Even<br />
the Leventina has a whole host of surprises up its sleeve for its visitors.<br />
The roads in the Piottino gorge have been restored and at the<br />
exit is the “Dazio Grande”, an old customs house, converted into a<br />
cultural centre with an exhibition area in its cellar, telling of the<br />
dramatic history of Gotthard and the Leventina.<br />
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In the “Dazio Grande”, an exhibition tells<br />
the history of the Gotthard routes.
Cycling tours<br />
in the Garden of Eden<br />
TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS AND COURGETTES:<br />
THE MAGADINO PLAIN IS TICINO’S VEGETABLE GARDEN, AND A<br />
FAVOURITE DESTINATION FOR SPORTS-LOVING FAMILIES.<br />
If you travel <strong>from</strong> “Monte Ceneri” towards Bellinzona at<br />
night, you feel like an aeroplane landing at Los Angeles: a large,<br />
broad plain stretches out before you, lights twinkle everywhere - a<br />
wonderful view.<br />
FROM THE FIELDS TO THE SHOPS<br />
IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS<br />
However, the Magadino plain is not Los Angeles, but a very<br />
large garden. Here grow most of the more than 3’000 tonnes of<br />
tomatoes that <strong>Ticino</strong> supplies to Swiss wholesalers – so quickly,<br />
that 24 hours after they are picked, you can already find them in<br />
the shops. The other vegetables also grow with the claim to maximum<br />
purity: the agricultural cooperatives completely reject genetically<br />
modified produce. A real garden of Eden!<br />
As the Magadino plain is so broad and flat, it is also well<br />
suited to sports lovers, particularly families: in-line skating, cycling<br />
and riding are favourite activities. Even flying! Not like an<br />
aircraft landing at L.A., but more like your first tandem parachute<br />
jump.<br />
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Magadino plain: amid ripening tomatoes,<br />
you can also enjoy a good bike ride.<br />
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The village of religious<br />
testimonies<br />
THE REGION OF BIASCA COULD ALMOST PASS<br />
FOR AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM: SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL<br />
ROMANIC BUILDINGS CAN BE FOUND HERE.<br />
The church of San Pietro in Biasca<br />
dates <strong>from</strong> the twelfth century.<br />
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The small stone churches with their modest, austere architecture<br />
and the distinctive clock tower represent the art of construction<br />
in Catholic <strong>Ticino</strong> like nothing else. In the Biasca region,<br />
you can find particularly impressive examples <strong>from</strong> the Romanic<br />
period, but also buildings <strong>from</strong> the Renaissance.<br />
AN IMPRESSIVE WAY<br />
OF THE CROSS<br />
The Romanic church of San Pietro in Biasca, dating <strong>from</strong> the<br />
12th century, occupies a place of national importance in terms of<br />
construction. From here, there is an idyllic 30 minute Way of the<br />
Cross to the 16th century Oratorium Santa Petronilla which is also<br />
very close to the waterfall of the same name. Also worth seeing in<br />
the small village of Biasca is the stately home “Cavalier Pellanda”,<br />
in a definite Renaissance style. It is now used as a museum.<br />
In the region of Biasca, the road to discovery goes further.<br />
Here, the choice ranges <strong>from</strong> the 12th to the 16th centuries, <strong>from</strong><br />
chapels in splendid viewpoints to the Romanic villages of Loderio,<br />
Cresciano and Osogna, to the monastery of Claro. Anyone wanting<br />
to move on a little further (to the North) will be rewarded by the<br />
cultural and historical jewels of the church of San Nicolao in<br />
Giornico.
PicnicS at Lukmanier<br />
Unfold a blanket and spend an enjoyable day<br />
till evening: the picnic paradise of Lukmanier.<br />
IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN, NATURE REIGNS SUPREME.<br />
FRAGRANT WOODS AND BROAD PASTURES INVITE YOU<br />
TO EAT SUNDAY BRUNCH UNDER THE BLUE SKY.<br />
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No motorways, no railway lines, no McDonald’s: the Blenio<br />
valley, also known as “Valley of the Sun”, seems as though it belongs<br />
to another age. Old stone-built villages let nothing disturb their<br />
peace and quiet. Dreamy “rusticos” (typical <strong>Ticino</strong> stone houses)<br />
cling to the slopes here and there. And in the broad meadows and<br />
woods, the scent of fresh, sun-dried bedlinen hangs in the air.<br />
HIKING TRAILS<br />
AND PICNIC AREAS<br />
There are not many places where you can walk <strong>from</strong> the bitter<br />
Alpine climate to a soft, almost Mediterranean atmosphere in<br />
one day, as you can here <strong>from</strong> the Lukmanier to Biasca: through<br />
places where all you can hear is the gurgling of the Brenno down<br />
below in the valley, past southern-style facades and the famous<br />
Romanic churches.<br />
There are two things which always draw attention in the<br />
Blenio valley. One is the groups of schoolchildren and especially<br />
the many families, laying out enormous blankets in this picnic<br />
paradise, setting out the ingredients for a lavish feast, and enjoyably<br />
passing the day until evening, in the open air.<br />
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Sweets, culinary oils and teas<br />
are produced <strong>from</strong> herbs.<br />
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SWEETS MADE FROM HERBS<br />
The other thing is the fields of herbs. Within a few years,<br />
the Blenio valley has become a stronghold for herbs. At the Alpine<br />
Institute of Phytopharmacology in Olivone, by a Ticinese project<br />
which administers many of the fields, herbs <strong>from</strong> all over <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
are collected, scientifically analysed, stored and with the help of<br />
regional businesses, turned into sweets and culinary oils, among<br />
other things.<br />
The most famous product is herb tea, which is now in every<br />
branch of Migros in <strong>Ticino</strong>. It is best taken in a thermos flask to<br />
accompany you on your walks. Or enjoy it with a Sunday brunch<br />
at the foot of the Lukmanier, with a view over the Blenio valley,<br />
with the gurgling of the Brenno in your ears, breathing in the scent<br />
of sun-dried bedlinen.
<strong>Miscellaneous</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong><br />
UNDERGROUND<br />
By the end of 2015, the world’s longest railway<br />
tunnel will be completed. AlpTransit is the name<br />
of the largest building site in Switzerland: two<br />
pipes, 57 kilometres long, through the Gotthard.<br />
The Southern Gotthard Information<br />
Centre at Pollegio is worth a visit.<br />
ABOVE GROUND<br />
South of Bellinzona, between Camorino and<br />
Monte Carasso, are the so-called “Hunger<br />
Forts”, a row of round towers with arrow slits.<br />
They were built in 1853, to employ refugees<br />
<strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong>, who had been banished <strong>from</strong> Lombardy<br />
on the orders of Field Marshal Radetzky.<br />
TRANSCENDENTAL<br />
The monastery at Monte Carasso, dating <strong>from</strong><br />
the 15th century was rebuilt in 1993 by the<br />
architect Luigi Snozzi, preserving its age-old<br />
structure with the inner courtyard and arcades.<br />
Today it is used as a school and cultural centre.<br />
THEATRE<br />
The only remaining 19th century Italian-style<br />
theatre in Switzerland is found in Bellinzona:<br />
the Teatro Sociale. It was built in 1846 by the<br />
engineer Rocco von Mentlen and was recently<br />
restored. The new structural techniques and the<br />
charm of the original theatre auditorium make<br />
each performance a special experience.<br />
MONUMENTS<br />
Mario Botta is not the only world-class architect<br />
<strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong>. Luigi Snozzi gained world acclaim<br />
with the restructuring of the village of Monte<br />
Carasso and Aurelio Galfetti made a name for<br />
himself with the restoration of Castelgrande.<br />
Tita Carloni has also contributed to keeping up<br />
the tradition of fame that unites <strong>Ticino</strong> architects,<br />
the major exponents of whom were<br />
Domenico Trezzini (XVII century) and, most of<br />
all, Francesco Borromini (XVI century).<br />
AMUSEMENT<br />
Rabadan is the name of the carnival at Bellinzona,<br />
which is held according to Romanic tradition<br />
in February. During four harebrained days,<br />
there are masked competitions, street theatre a<br />
lot of music rounded off by a colourful procession<br />
for sheer high spirits.<br />
TASTY<br />
Lemonade <strong>from</strong> <strong>Ticino</strong> is known as “gazosa”.<br />
This refreshing drink is served in original<br />
bottles. Some natives of <strong>Ticino</strong> dilute<br />
their Merlot with gazosa, especially in<br />
grottos, where the evenings can become<br />
long.<br />
FURTHER<br />
INFORMATION:<br />
Bellinzona Turismo, Bellinzona<br />
Tel. +41 91 825 21 31<br />
www.bellinzonaturismo.ch<br />
Biasca Turismo, Biasca<br />
Tel. +41 91 862 33 27<br />
www.biascaturismo.ch<br />
Blenio Turismo, Olivone<br />
Tel. +41 91 872 14 87<br />
www.blenio.com<br />
Leventina Turismo, Airolo<br />
Tel. +41 91 869 15 33<br />
www.leventinaturismo.ch<br />
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OLCE VITA<br />
DOLCE VITA<br />
Sophisticated: the Delta Beach<br />
Lounge at Lido Ascona.
Sunset Swing<br />
INHABITANTS OF TICINO CULTIVATE THE DOLCE VITA<br />
DAY IN, DAY OUT. PARTICULARLY AFTER HOURS.<br />
Slow down and lie back. Get the feeling that you have all the<br />
time in the world, and maybe even a little bit more. Be yourself in<br />
the best possible way, while feeling at one with the universe. Blink<br />
in the sun and discover the culinary world with relish. Dolce vita,<br />
the fine art of living, is one of the most famous Ticinese specialities.<br />
TURNING YOUR BACK<br />
ON THE EVERYDAY<br />
If possible, this lust for life would be cultivated with each<br />
breath, day in, day out, as often as work allows. For the native of<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong>, courtesy is as vitally important as congeniality and humour.<br />
Yet you will find people in full cry even here, when they can turn<br />
their backs on the daily grind for the rest of the day, when evening<br />
arrives and their friends are awaiting them in a sophisticated bar or<br />
a traditional grotto. Then whatever happened yesterday is just as<br />
insignificant as what will happen tomorrow. The only thing that<br />
counts now is living for the moment!Traditional: evening meal in a grotto.<br />
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Swings with good views<br />
“Klock”. A perfect stroke. The little ball drives into the sky,<br />
becomes smaller and smaller, can hardly be seen at its highest point<br />
and begins to fall, it lands on the green, bounces twice and stays<br />
still. Great stroke; put down your club and take a deep breath. That<br />
is when you feel a part of the cultivated 18 hole course of the Golf<br />
Club Patriziale in Ascona with its five star green, directly overlooking<br />
Lake Maggiore.<br />
A LOT OF WATER<br />
AND CHALLENGING HOLES<br />
But it is not the only place in <strong>Ticino</strong> where you can play<br />
golf. At Golf Gerre in Losone you are also surrounded by a picturesque<br />
landscape. A river, three small lakes and the long, sometimes<br />
narrow greens demand a high degree of precision, if you want to<br />
successfully master the 18 hole course (71 par). You can even do<br />
this in winter: thanks to the mild climate, Golf Gerre is playable all<br />
year round, like Golf Club Patriziale in Ascona and the third in the<br />
group: Golf Club Lugano in Magliaso – also ideal for golfers who<br />
are not only seeking sporting success, but want to enjoy the landscape.<br />
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PLAYING GOLF IN TICINO<br />
ALSO INVOLVES THE LANDSCAPE.<br />
Aiming over the water: Ascona Golf Course.<br />
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DOLCE VITA<br />
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MAKE WAY FOR THE LONGEST OPEN AIR<br />
EVENTS CALENDAR IN SWITZERLAND<br />
February Bellinzona<br />
Rabadan,<br />
Carnival and procession<br />
Locarno and Gambarogno<br />
Festival of the Camelia<br />
and exhibitions<br />
Mendrisio<br />
Historical Easter parades<br />
Lugano<br />
Easter in the City Centre,<br />
entertainments and Easter market<br />
Apr.-June Lugano<br />
Lugano Festival,<br />
classical music concert<br />
May Bellinzona<br />
Montebello Castle,<br />
“La Spada nella Rocca”<br />
medieval pageant<br />
Ascona<br />
Festival of street artists<br />
June Chiasso<br />
Festate World Music Festival<br />
Bellinzona<br />
Piazza Blues<br />
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS ARE SHOWN HERE.<br />
FOR THE DETAILED PROGRAMME, CALL THE TICINO TOURIST BOARD,<br />
TEL. +41 (0)91 825 70 56. OR VISIT THE SITE www.ticino-tourism.ch<br />
June-July Ascona<br />
Jazz Ascona<br />
New Orleans & Classics<br />
June-Aug. Vallemaggia<br />
Magic Blues,<br />
open air concerts<br />
July Mendrisio and Lugano<br />
Estival Jazz<br />
Locarno<br />
Moon and Stars,<br />
concerts in Piazza Grande<br />
Magadino<br />
International Organ Festival<br />
Lugano<br />
Airshow over the bay<br />
Ascona and Locarno<br />
<strong>Ticino</strong> Music, International<br />
meeting for young musicians<br />
Ascona<br />
CSI International Equestrian<br />
Tournament<br />
August Locarno<br />
International Film Festival<br />
Tesserete<br />
Irish Music Festival<br />
Aug.-Oct. Ascona<br />
Music Weeks,<br />
classical music<br />
September Lugano<br />
Blues to Bop Festival<br />
Bellinzona<br />
“La Bacchica Bellinzonese”<br />
wine festival<br />
Mendrisio<br />
Wine festival<br />
Sep.-Oct. Lugano<br />
Autumn festival<br />
October Different places<br />
Chestnut festival<br />
November Bellinzona<br />
Castellinaria,<br />
International Youth Film Festival<br />
December Lugano<br />
Piazza Riforma,<br />
New Year Party<br />
DOLCE VITA
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CH-6501 Bellinzona<br />
Tel. +41 91 825 70 56<br />
Fax +41 91 825 36 14<br />
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Bellinzona Turismo<br />
CH-6500 Bellinzona<br />
Tel. +41 91 825 21 31<br />
Fax +41 91 821 41 20<br />
www.bellinzonaturismo.ch<br />
info@bellinzonaturismo.ch<br />
Biasca Turismo<br />
CH-6710 Biasca<br />
Tel. +41 91 862 33 27<br />
Fax +41 91 862 42 69<br />
www.biascaturismo.ch<br />
info@biascaturismo.ch<br />
Blenio Turismo<br />
CH-6718 Olivone<br />
Tel. +41 91 872 14 87<br />
Fax +41 91 872 15 12<br />
www.blenio.com<br />
info@blenioturismo.ch<br />
Leventina Turismo<br />
CH-6780 Airolo<br />
Tel. +41 91 869 15 33<br />
Fax +41 91 869 26 42<br />
www.leventinaturismo.ch<br />
info@leventinaturismo.ch<br />
Ente Turistico Lago<br />
Maggiore<br />
CH-6601 Locarno<br />
Tel. +41 91 791 00 91<br />
Fax +41 91 785 19 41<br />
www.maggiore.ch<br />
buongiorno@maggiore.ch<br />
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A vous la Suisse.<br />
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Gambarogno Turismo<br />
CH-6574 Vira<br />
Tel. +41 91 795 12 14<br />
Fax +41 91 795 33 40<br />
www.gambarognoturismo.ch<br />
info@gambarognoturismo.ch<br />
Ente Turistico di Tenero<br />
e Valle Verzasca<br />
CH-6598 Tenero<br />
Tel. +41 91 745 16 61<br />
Fax +41 91 745 42 30<br />
www.tenero-tourism.ch<br />
info@tenero-tourism.ch<br />
Vallemaggia Turismo<br />
CH-6673 Maggia<br />
Tel. +41 91 753 18 85<br />
Fax +41 91 753 22 12<br />
www.vallemaggia.ch<br />
info@vallemaggia.ch<br />
Lugano Turismo<br />
CH-6901 Lugano<br />
Tel. +41 91 913 32 32<br />
Fax +41 91 922 76 53<br />
www.lugano-tourism.ch<br />
info@lugano-tourism.ch<br />
Malcantone Turismo<br />
CH-6987 Caslano<br />
Tel. +41 91 606 29 86<br />
Fax +41 91 606 52 00<br />
www.malcantone.ch<br />
info@malcantone.ch<br />
Ente Turistico del<br />
Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio<br />
CH-6850 Mendrisio<br />
Tel. +41 91 646 57 61<br />
Fax +41 91 646 33 48<br />
www.mendrisiotourism.ch<br />
info@mendrisiotourism.ch<br />
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