#ticinomoments 2023

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PEACE AND BEAUTY
Ticino’s parks and
gardens are the perfect
place for a relaxing break
with a view. ticino.ch/parks
SOURCE
Canton of Ticino
Forestry Section,
Info Flora, Pro Natura Ticino,
ProFrutteti.
FRUITS OF TICINO
+250 old local fruit
varieties, particularly
apple and pear trees,
recovered and preserved
by the ProFrutteti
Association in order to
study and promote them.
10 KM FROM LUGANO
The San Grato Park is free
to visit and open all year
round. With the biggest
and most varied collection
of azaleas, rhododendrons
and conifers in the whole
of Insubria, the spring
sees a simply unmissable
explosion of colours and
scents in the park.
ORCHID VALLEY
About 75% of all orchid
species in Switzerland
also grow in Ticino. These
delicate and extremely
beautiful plants are
protected throughout
the country. There are
more than 30 species
in the Blenio Valley.
AGE-OLD CHESTNUT TREES
A monumental chestnut
tree can reach 700
years old. The tree that
symbolises Ticino and is
present throughout the
area was once a source
of food and a prized
construction material.
There are about 300
monumental chestnut trees
censused in the canton.
MENDRISIOTTO
The area’s
characteristic age-old
chestnut trees, with their
huge trunks, can be seen
near the grotto at the
Brusino Alp.
60 KM FROM BELLINZONA
The mysterious Cadagno
Lake, composed of 2 layers
of water that never mix, is
located in Val Piora, home
to a rich alpine flora with
over 500 plant species.
What’s more, visitors can
admire and study the
region’s environment at
the Alpine Biology Centre,
at 2,000 m a.s.l. on the
shores of the lake.