A Country
in miniature
At the Swissminiatur you can see one faithful
representation of the most important buildings
of Switzerland.
Swissminiatur was opened in 1959. The area for
the realization of the project was chosen in
first instance for the beauty of its landscape
choreography and for its climate.
Since the beginning, our aim was to synthesize,
symbolize and summarize Switzerland.
The geographic location
Location: Melide
This area in the vicinity of Lugano is set
alongside the shore of the lake Ceresio,
surrounded by mountains such as Monte Generoso
and Monte San Salvatore, rich in vegetation.
Melide is just north of the bridge spanning the
lake. The advantages of being connected with the
expressway, the highway, the railways, the boat,
the bus from and to Lugano allow our clients to
reach us easily.
The true
attraction
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.
