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Culinary trip to Ticino
3 days / 2 nights
Highlights
- 4-hour Food & Wine Tour
- 2-hour risotto workshop
«We learned a lot of exciting things about the history of Ticino food. Very recommendable tour.»
Your itinerary
Day 1
Arrival by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to Lugano. Meet your tour guide at 5 pm in front of the LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura for your 4-hour Food & Wine Tour on foot. Get to know many typical Ticino specialities during your tour across the historic centre of Lugano. Overnight stay in Lugano.
Highlights: 4-hour Food & Wine Tour through the historic centre of Lugano.
Day 2
Use your Ticino Ticket for a 30-minute bus ride to the Grotto Osteria degli Amici in Villa Luganese. Meeting time is at 11 am. In a 2-hour workshop you will be introduced to the art of the unique risotto preparation and then enjoy your self-cooked Ticino risotto. Overnight stay in Lugano.
Highlights: Parco Civico Ciani - park on the lake, church Santa Maria degli Angioli, old town of Lugano, risotto workshop in the Ticino grotto.
Day 3
The day is at your free disposal. Return trip by public transport from Lugano to your final destination in Switzerland or extend your stay.
Highlights: Monte Brè with 925m, Monte San Salvatore - Lugano's local mountain. 912m, Botanical Garden San Grato