SwissMiniature
in Melide by the lake of Lugano



Swissminiatur was opened in 1959. The area for the realization of the project was chosen in the first instance because of the beauty of its landscape choreography and for its climate.
This area of the Lugano region lies at the shore of the lake Ceresio, surrounded by mountains with luxuriant vegetation such as Monte Generoso and Monte San Salvatore. Melide is situated at the northern edge of the bridge crossing the lake. The advantages of being connected with the highway, the cantonal road, the railways, the boat, the bus from and to Lugano allow our clients to reach us easily.
Car travelers and groups coming by bus can easely find parking facilities close to the exhibition
From the very start our aim has been to synthesize, to symbolize and to summarize Switzerland in some way. Therefore, almost like on a scenery, a mountain symbolizes our Alps as well as the foothills of the Alps, the lakes, according to your imagination, may be Lake Leman or the Lake of Costance, a river may be the Rhine as well as the Rhone.
Inside you will find more than 120 models representing the patrician houses, the castles, the cathedrals and other buildings of Switzerland. For the fans of the railways-models we have more than 3500 m of rails with no less than 18 trains, funiculars, rack-railways, cable-cars and boats in motion.
All the models of our exhibition are built on the scale of 1:25.

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