Miscellaneous News from Ticino - Camping Tamaro

The finest type of pleasure
“The market has its own rhythm”, says the lady stallholder,
putting tomatoes on the scales. “Just after seven, the old people
arrive. They inspect the vegetables carefully and buy for the whole
week. Then at ten, the streets are chock-a-block with all kinds of
people, especially families, but also chefs, looking for a high quality
oil or special type of honey for their restaurants. Towards the
end, at eleven, the young ones are also awake. They don’t buy
much, but they enjoy the market atmosphere”.
THE SIGN OF GOOD TASTE
At least in good weather. When the sun shines, the Saturday
market in Bellinzona takes on a film-like atmosphere: loud and
colourful, the stalls extend through several streets and into squares,
often interrupted by street cafes. You can smell the sun-ripened
fruits from the Magadino plain, try cheese specialities from the
Muggio Valley, pick up sausages made according to old recipes and
crisp Ticinese bread, buy freshly cut flowers and enjoy the tastefully
renovated facades of the buildings in the old town.
TICINO’S MAIN TOWN, BELLINZONA,
IS IN A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT POSITION,
ESPECIALLY SO FOR CULTURAL INTERESTS
AND PLEASURE-SEEKERS.
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At the foot of Castelgrande,
the summer nights are celebrated.
BELLINZONA E
ALTO TICINO