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Events Calendar

Things to do in and around Lugano

MUSIC & THEATRE

from 4 July 2010 to 10 September 2010
Ceresio Estate
4° Edition of the Classical Music Season
What’s very special about this event is that great concerts are performed in the most exclusive of settings such as the churches and public halls in many localities around Lugano.
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1 August 2010

National Holiday
The day offers numerous opportunities to think about the Confederation and ends with a great firework show.
Golfo di Lugano

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26 - 29 August 2010
Blues to Bop
For four days, the city becomes a great open-air theatre offering more than 40 hours of free, live music on 4 different stages.
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MUSEUM & EXHIBITIONS

4 April - 5 September 2010
Colore e parola – L’amicizia artistica tra Cuno Amiet e Hermann Hesse
The exhibition presents the painter Cuno Amiet and his relationship with Hermann Hesse.
Hermann Hesse Museum - Montagnola
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MEETINGS & EVENTS

6-9 May 2010
Swiss Harley Days
The event will feature: numerous concerts, the biggest Harley-Davidson parade ever seen in Switzerland, the sale of products and demo rides lasting three intense and exciting days.
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SPORT

25 - 26 June 2010
International Rally Ronde of Ticino
12th edition of the Swiss Rally Ronde.
The contest, valid for 1/5 of the Swiss Rally Championship (after Lyon, Jurassien and Chablais, as well as before the great finale in Vallese), will be host throughout the Monte Ceneri and Isone (Valtrodo).
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GUIDED EXCURSIONS

29 March - 18 October 2010
LUGANO - CLASSIC TOUR
Monday 9.30 - 12.00
This interesting walk through the city center of Lugano offers to the visitors traditional and cultural aspects tha permit the discovery of the city. The guided tours takes in architectural monuments from the past; bold examples of the work of contemporay Ticinesi architects, who are renowned all over the world; the pedestian area and its characteristic narrow streets.
Meeting Point: Tourist Office Lugano Turismo - Palazzo Civico

13 May - 18 November 2010
LUGANO, IERI E OGGI
Thursday 9.30 - 12.00
A walk through the centre od Lugano admiring buildings, churches, statues and squares all contributing to embellish the town. Monuments which remind us of historical personalities and events as well as of legendary figures. They are testimonies of the past as well as of present times, testimonies ins tone, which help us to better understand the history of Lugano and its surroundings.
Meeting Point: Tourist Office Lugano Turismo - Palazzo Civico

14 May - 15 October 2010
LUGANO MONTE BRÉ
Friday, 14.20 - 18.30
Guided visit of Mount Bre, overlooking Lugano, by cable car. after reaching the summit, a pleasant walk will take the visitor to the village to admire the old stone houses and the artistic heritae. The water running in the old wash basin in front of the mulberry tree evokes times gone by. Visit of the Wilheim Sshmid Museum, of the Church and the Cementary. Before going back, we'll be stopping to enjoy the stunning view of Lugano and of Mount Rosa.
Meeting Point:
1st meeting point: Cassarate in front of the cable car at 2.20p.m. or
2nd meeting point: Suvigliana at 3.00p.m. ( possibility of free parking).

28 March - 18 July 2010
15 August - 17 October 2010
LUGANO TRA PARCHI E GIARDINI
Sunday, 10.00 - 12.30
Did you know that thanks to Lugano's special climatic conditions the oak and the olive tree grow equally well and the other plants like palm trees and coark oaks also prosper beautifully? This tour offers you the possibility of taking a plunge into the city's green areas, to get to know both the indigenous species of plants and flowers and those comig from far countries. The walk proceeds to the Church of santa Maria degli Angioli, close to the new Cultural Center. It then continues along the lakeshore and end at the Ciani Park, the largest city park and one of the most important in Switzerland.
Meeting Point: Tourist Office Lugano Turismo - Palazzo Civico

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