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Sentiero Caprino – Cantine di Gandria

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Sentiero Caprino – Cantine di Gandria

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Sentiero Caprino – Cantine di Gandria

02:33

8.81km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

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276 m

Caprino Village on Lake Lugano

Highlight • Settlement

Opposite Castagnola and Gandria is an idyllic paradise. Caprino and the Cantine di Gandria. From here on the south bank of Lake Lugano you have a fantastic view of Lugano and can take a bath in the summer months.

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Caprino Lakeside Village

Highlight • Settlement

Accessible only by boat, boat or on foot through the forest from Caprino. Wonderfully lonely in the winter months, fantastically beautiful with many bathing bays along the southern shore on Lake Lugano.

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1.46 km

Cava Ronchetti Quarry

Highlight • Structure

This place is an ancient stone quarry. Here the stones of Caprino were extracted, a very hard stone used at that time to build Lugano's houses .
The stones were transported with large boats to the river Cassarate on the opposite side of the lake.

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3.98 km

Cantine di Gandria

Highlight • Historical Site

The Gandria Cellars were built around the 1600s on the shores of Lake Lugano, opposite the village of Gandria and can be reached via the lake or via the path to the Quarry.
Initially, the cellars were created with the aim of preserving local essential products.

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4.33 km

Swiss Customs Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Swiss Customs Museum is located on the lake opposite Gandria, only accessible by ship, boat or hiking trail. It was set up in 1935 in an old border guard barracks on the border in Cantine di Gandria. The museum, which not only takes into account the history of customs but also the present, was transformed into an interactive exhibition in 1994.
There are painted and enameled customs boards in the small harbor. Old border stones from all over Switzerland were placed in the garden on the other side of the house. In the veranda you can see a control device that can be used to detect hidden cavities for contraband in a car. Information boards under the stairs provide information about violations of customs regulations, etc.
Exhibits on Ticino's customs history from 1850 to 1930 can be seen in the rooms on the ground floor. All the furniture is from the period: chairs, desks, cupboards with old and new uniforms.
The first floor contains Swiss customs documents and equipment from yesterday and today. One sector of the exhibition is dedicated to the Second World War. The events can also be viewed on a photo CD. In one bar, tragic incidents that affected border guards are remembered.
The fight against smuggling is shown on the second floor. Topics: Counterfeiting of goods and documents and the utensils and techniques used, protection of endangered animal species and plants, drug trafficking. A computer game and a night vision device, as well as numerous video programs, ensure the interactive involvement of museum visitors.
The third floor houses a special exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Swiss Customs. The entire museum facility was checked and improved in 2000.
Open from April 7th to October 20th.

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8.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.34 km

698 m

538 m

129 m

100 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

731 m

529 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

30°C

18°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 2, 2021,210802 Cantine Di Gandria - Caprino

Arrival by ship to the station "Cantine Di Gandria" or to the "Customs Museum".
museums.ch/org/de/Schweizerisches-Zollmuseum-Cantine-di-Gandria

Wonderful lonely, wild hike in the forest. A lot up and down - away from the tourist flow. Take swimming trunks with you, but leave the food at home.
Definitely stop off at one of the beautiful grottos!

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Sentiero Caprino – Cantine di Gandria

Caprino Village on Lake Lugano

Caprino Lakeside Village

Cava Ronchetti Quarry

Cantine di Gandria

Swiss Customs Museum

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