Malcantone
Discovering Malcantone’s gleaming mine and marvels
The Malcantone is the most typical of the Ticino Sottoceneri region, welcomes tourists between an arm of Lake Lugano (Lugano) Agno, the Gulf, the Ponte Tresa River and the mountains that divide Switzerland and Italy, and the splendid Lake Maggiore (Locarno).
From Ponte Tresa, make your way to Miniera d’Oro di Sessa, located in one of Switzerland’s largest mining districts. After visiting the mine, head to Novaggio, the starting point for the “Trail of Marvels”, a loop trail which takes you through a haven of tranquillity and lush greenery. You’ll pass by the historic Maglio del Malcantone where iron was worked in the 19th century to make commonly used tools.
The ideal program:
Observations
Excursion for everyone
Morning
- Take the train to Ponte Tresa
- Have breakfast by the lake
- Reach by bus the Goldmine of Sessa (bus from Ponte Tresa to Sessa and from Sessa to “La Costa”, Sessa) and have a visit
- Walk from the Goldmine of Sessa to Astano
- Continue by bus to Novaggio
Afternoon
- Have a picnic or have lunch in a restaurant
- Enjoy the “Trail of marvels”
- Visit to “Maglio del Malcantone” and the different points of interest on the path
- Return by bus (to Magliaso) and by train to Lugano
Not to be missed
- Urban Art in Novaggio
- Santo Stefano al Colle Church (Miglieglia)
- Sessa village
- Astano village
- Breno village
- Museo del Malcantone (Curio)
- local handcraft
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Contact
Malcantone
Lugano Region tourist office
Piazza della Riforma
+41 58 220 65 00
info@luganoregion.com
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Notes
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Opening
April-June / September-October
Sa-Su and public holidays
July-August
Th-Su and public holidays
Related activities
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Curio
Museo del Malcantone
The Malcantone Museum in Curio in Switzerland has recently undergone a radical makeover and the contents of the museum have been completely overhauled.
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Miglieglia
Miglieglia
Miglieglia, a lovely village situated on the slopes of Mount Lema, is a municipality of over 300 inhabitants but with a territory of 513 hectares covered mostly by woods.
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Miglieglia
Monte Lema
Mount Lema is the most majestic summit of Italian Switzerland. Its natural green terrace overlooks the Southern valleys of Ticino, the Lake of Lugano, the Valleys of Luino and of Lake Maggiore.
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Gold Mine Museum
The “Museo della Miniera” constitutes a “Unicum” in Ticino, that is, a rarity no to be missed.
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The Trail of Marvels
This trail leads you to the discovery of dry walls, windmills, corn grinding mills, castles, old brickworks and mines.
