Trip to Ticino Switzerland (staying in Lugano)
Come join us for a variety of activities in the beautiful Italian section of Switzerland!
Train, hotel, and tour reservations will be made and paid for by the participant.
Itinerary
Monday 27 October - Lugano
Train to Lugano at 8:54 Arriiving in Lugano at 13:58
Free 90 minute walking tour of Lugano, daily at 16.30
The following are suggested activities. You can choose what you wish to do. We can go as a group or individuals may choose other activities.
You will receive more detailed information when you sign up for the trip.
Tuesday 28 October
Bellinzona and The Tibetan Bridge
Visit UNESCO-listed medieval castles—Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro. These castles were built in the medieval age and, in the 1500s, were part of a fortress protecting Switzerland from Italy.
https://www.ticino.ch/en/commons/details/Art%C3%B9-the-small-train-of-the-Castles/131449.html
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Wednesday 29 October -
Valle Verzasca - Hike
Morcote
Lake Como
Thursday 30 October
Gandria and the Olive Grove Trail
Suggested Hotels:
Hotel Acquarello Swiss Quality
Hotel Pestalozzi
Return trains EC and IC21 are every hour at 2 minutes after the hour.