Road.TravelRoad.Travel
    34 Activities

    Wonders Of Ticino - Lakes, Mountains And Olive Trees

    Wonders Of Ticino - Lakes, Mountains And Olive Trees
    Starts from

    Milan

    Transportation

    By Car

    Guidance

    Self-Guided

    Activities

    34

    Duration

    2 days

    Length

    48 mi

    Guide details

    Starts from

    Milan

    Transportation

    By Car

    Guidance

    Self-Guided

    Duration

    2 days

    Length

    48 mi

    • Natural Attractions
    • Cross-border
    Map preview
    Alicja Pretka

    Alicja Pretka

    Travel Expert

    • Enjoy feeding swans at the edge of idyllic lake Lugano.
    • Pick up some olives from magnificent the Olive Grove Trail on the way to village Gandria.
    • Buy a selection of the finest Alprose, the traditional Swiss chocolate, from the shop near the chocolate factory in Caslano.
    This journey will reveal to you the essence of Switzerland - the most amazing, fairy-like magnificent views of the Alps, lakes and charming villages. During your trip you will feed swans at the idyllic lake of Lugano, find out the most traditional from Ticino region trees and other species at park Ciani, admire the magnificent fresco at the church of Santa Maria deli Agnioli and the spectacular panoramic views from the top of mountain San Salvatore. In the afternoon, you will hike along the spectacular Olive Tree trail to the charming village of Gandria.
    On your second day, you will climb to Cathedral of Saint Lawrence to see the splendid white sand facade and amazing figures and sculptures indoor and on top of it to get a great view of the city from above. Later you will taste and learn about the production of the finest Swiss chocolate, Alprose in Caslano and find out who the Nobel Prize winner, Herman Hesse, the honored citizen of Ticino town, Magnola was followed by wandering around the streets of rural Ticinese Medieval village of Bre.
    Crossing the borders from Italy to Switzerland recommendation: At the borders with Switzerland, if you are a citizen of EU, EEA, Swiss, San Marinese and Vatican need to have the passport or ID card ready in hand to present

    Categories

    • Natural Attractions
    • Cross-border
    This journey will reveal to you the essence of Switzerland - the most amazing, fairy-like magnificent views of the Alps, lakes and charming villages. During your trip you will feed swans at the idyllic lake of Lugano, find out the most traditional from Ticino region trees and other species at park Ciani, admire the magnificent fresco at the church of Santa Maria deli Agnioli and the spectacular panoramic views from the top of mountain San Salvatore. In the afternoon, you will hike along the spectacular Olive Tree trail to the charming village of Gandria.
    On your second day, you will climb to Cathedral of Saint Lawrence to see the splendid white sand facade and amazing figures and sculptures indoor and on top of it to get a great view of the city from above. Later you will taste and learn about the production of the finest Swiss chocolate, Alprose in Caslano and find out who the Nobel Prize winner, Herman Hesse, the honored citizen of Ticino town, Magnola was followed by wandering around the streets of rural Ticinese Medieval village of Bre.
    Crossing the borders from Italy to Switzerland recommendation: At the borders with Switzerland, if you are a citizen of EU, EEA, Swiss, San Marinese and Vatican need to have the passport or ID card ready in hand to present
    Alicja Pretka

    Alicja Pretka

    Travel Expert

    • Enjoy feeding swans at the edge of idyllic lake Lugano.
    • Pick up some olives from magnificent the Olive Grove Trail on the way to village Gandria.
    • Buy a selection of the finest Alprose, the traditional Swiss chocolate, from the shop near the chocolate factory in Caslano.

    Travel itinerary

    A  Dream Trip - The Lake, Swans, Mountain And Olive Trees
    20 Activities

    Day 1

    6 mi5 mi2 mi

    A Dream Trip - The Lake, Swans, Mountain And Olive Trees

    Today you will enjoy the idyllic vista of Lake Lugano, feed some local swans and meet traditional Ticino Canton types of trees in the park Ciani. Watch beautiful frescoes the church Santa Maria deli Angioli. Next, take funicolare to get the spectacular view over Lugano lake from the top of the mountain San Salvatore. Later in the day you will walk along the spectacular Olive Grove Trail from the charming villages of Castagnola to Gandria where you will have dinner at the shore of Lugano lake.
    Ticino Wonders - Chocolate, Mont Bre and Herman Hesse
    14 Activities

    Day 2

    24 mi2 mi10 mi

    Ticino Wonders - Chocolate, Mont Bre and Herman Hesse

    Today you will enjoy the view of the city from the level of Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, taste the most loved by Swiss Alprose chocolate in Caslano, meet a Nobel Price winner in Literature, Herman Hesse and his life at museum in Montagnola, see the rural ancient Ticinese village of Bre and end up a day by experiencing the highest quality dining at Michelin Star Restaurante Arte where you will feel like a move star.
    Map preview
    Road.Travel

    Timescenery Ltd, C/O Redfern Legal Llp, 7 Henrietta Street,
    Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8PS, United Kingdom.

    © 2024 Timescenery Ltd. All rights reserved.