Leisure in Ticino

Ascona, life style & fashion. Ascona is Switzerland's lowest lying town. It is located at 196 meters above sea level'on the northern shore of Lago Maggiore, also called Lake Langen. Ascona is famous for its mild climate, its Old Town and a lake promenade which is dotted with street cafés and boasts a Latin ambience.

In 1973 Meride saw the opening of the Museum of Fossils of Monte San Giorgio, thanks to the committed efforts of the palaeontologists Emil Bernard Peyer and Kuhn-Schnider, professors at the University of Zurich.

Osignano, a district of Sigirino, is part of the Federal Inventory of Swiss Sites of National Importance (ISOS). It enchants with its characteristic village centre. Osignano nestles on a wooded hill and is surrounded by wide green spaces.

Morcote is one of the most beautiful villages in Switzerland. In fact, the picturesque village on Lake Lugano is part of the Swiss federal Inventory of sites worthy of protection.

The village has antique roots and is very picturesque as many architects, sculptors, painters and artists have left behind their masterpieces around town. The town of Carona is located at 602 m above sea level between the summit of Mount San Salvatore and Mount Arbostora.

The Municipality of Muggio occupies a bowl-shaped area at the end of the Muggio Valley, and includes the hamlets of Scudellate, Roncapiano and Muggiasca, which all have their own schools.

Among the hamlets that have softened a harsh environment.

Walserdorf Bosco Gurin. Coming from the Valais, emigrants settled in the Middle Ages in the small side valley of the Maggia Valley.