When it rains - ideas and sightseeing tips Lake Como Italy

During your stay on Lake Como, you might encounter one of the few rainy days of the year. Should this happen, do not despair, as you never get bored in our region even on rainy days.

Ideas and suggestions for what to do when it rains:

| Lake Como Region |

Museums in Val Chiavenna

Franchi Vertemate Palace, Chiavenna

Opening times: From March 28th to November 1st Every day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.- closed on Wednesdays, except on public holidays, open daily in August. Entry: & euro; 6.00. Reduced admission: & euro; 4.00 [students, school classes, groups with min. 25 people, seniors]. www.valchiavenna.com, Tel. +39 0343 33442 . /p>

Bottonera M & uuml; hle, Chiavenna

From April 11th to June 14th: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 2.30pm to 5.30pm From June 20th to September 6th: every day except Tuesdays, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. From September 12 to November 1: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ticket: € 3.00. Reduced admission: 1.50 & euro; [Students, groups with min. 15 people, seniors]. Schools: & euro; 1.00. For information and guides: Consorzio Turistico Valchiavenna Tel. & Nbsp; 37 ; & nbsp ;, Info: Tourist Office Chiavenna, Tel. +39 0343 33442 . ; www.valchiavenna.com

Museo del Tesoro "[Treasure Museum] di San Lorenzo, Chiavenna

Piazza P. Bormetti, 3 Chiavenna Tel. & nbsp ; 0343 37152 Palazzo Vertemate Local ; 0343 220211 & nbsp ;, www.com hune3.chiavenna.so.so.so.so.so. > Museo degli scavi di Piuro

Localit & agrave; Borgonuovo Tel. & Nbsp; 329 8075786 & nbsp ;, info@piuroitalosvizzera.net

Museo della via Spluga e della Val San Giacomo

Piazza Sant'Antonio, 15 , Campodolcino Tel. & Nbsp; 0343 50628 . & Nbsp;/p>

Museo storico etnografico e naturalistico della Val Codera

Piazza della chiesa, Codera Tel. 0343 62037 & nbsp ;, www.valcodera.com

Museums in Valtelina

Parco delle incisioni rupestri di Grosio, Villa Visconti Venosta , Gosio

Tel. & Nbsp; 0342 847233 , www.parcoincisionigrosio.it

Museo civico di Storia naturale di Morbegno

Via Cortivacci, 2 Morbegno Tel. & nbs p; 0342 612451 & nbsp ;, museo.Morbegno@provincia.so.it

Museo parrocchiale > Piazza B. Luini, 12, Ponte in Valtellina Tel. & Nbsp; 0342 482158
Castel Masegra
Via Capitani De Masegra, 5 Sondrio Tel. & n ; 0342 526269
Museo Valtellinese di Storia e Arte
Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27 Sondrio Tel. 0342 526269
Museo Etnograf; Piazza Basilica, 30 Tirano Tel. & Nbsp; 0342 701181 Museo Vallivo Valfurva
Piazza Forba, 1 Tel. 0342945291
| Museums on the west bank of Lake Como |
"Museo della Barca Lariana" Ship Museum
You can see a collection of over 160 boats, including rarities such as the SchnellMotorboot, which were once built by Abbate and other famous shipyards on Lake Como to escape the Italian financial and border police during the era of cigarette and coffee smuggling. Historical boats are also on display. Via Statale 139, Pianello del Lario Opening times: From Easter to November 2nd: Saturday: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm/Sunday: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm From July 1st to September 15th: from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm If you call in advance, you can visit the whole Possible all year round [Tel.0344/87235]
Museums on Lake Como- east bank
Motoguzzi factory museum in Mandello
Off almost 80 years of factory history, fans will find over 100 series models here, as well as racing motorcycles up to 1957, the last racing year of the Guzzi, after more than 3300 victories. Numerous engine and motorcycle prototypes are also on display. During the company holidays from August 1 to August 31 and from December 20. until 2.01. closed. Open Monday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free entry. For group registration tel. 0341 709 267
Indoor swimming pools & Thermal baths
Fiorida Farm & Beauty swimming pool Via Lungo Adda, 23016 Mantello Tel.: ;+39.0342680846 , Web: www.lafiorida.com, prenotazione@lafiorida.com
Indoor swimming pool Morbegno
Piazza Aldo Moro 1, 23017- Morbegno [SO] Tel. 0342.611286, Morbegno @ futurasport .org, http://www.futurasport.org & Ouml; Opening times: Mon 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm, Tue 10:00 am- 2:00 pm/3:00 pm- 6:30 pm, Wed 6:30 pm- 10:00 pm , Thu 10:00 am- 2:00 pm/6:30 pm- 10:00 pm, Sa 3:00 pm- 6:30 pm, Sun 9:00 am- 12:00 pm/3:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Indoor swimming pool Chiavenna
Indoor swimming pool [piscina coperta] in the Centro sportivo Via Picchi 13/a, Chiavenna [at the entrance to the Marmitte dei Giganti] Tel. & Nbsp; 0343 35 068 Working days 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., closed on Mondays, Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 12.30 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. O'clock
Thermal baths [only open in summer]
Terme Bagni Del Masino Srl Via Bagni, 23010 Val Masino [SO] Tel. & Nbsp; 0342 641152
| Lake Lugano region |
Art museums
Wilhelm Schmid Museum Br & egrave; About Lugano The small museum in the old village center of Br & egrave; was founded by Maria Schmid. The wife of the painter Wilhelm Schmid [1982-1971] installed it in her house and gave it to the city together with the library and some of the works. Contrada Pr & ograve; 22, 6979 Br & egrave; s/Lugano Tel. +41 [0] 58 866 69 10 www.lugano.ch/cultura
Cantonal Art Museum, Lugano
The city art museum is one of the most important custodians of Ticino's art treasures. The works exhibited there are unique testimonies to the artistic development of the canton, especially in the first half of the 19th and 20th centuries. The history of Ticino art is conveyed to the public through thematic temporary exhibitions. Via Canova 10, 6900 Lugano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 910 47 80 & nbsp ;, www.museo-cantonale-arte.ch
Art Museum Lugano
The Museum of Art is housed in the Villa Malpensata. The building, which was built in the first half of the 18th century, was opened to the public as a museum in 1973 after lengthy renovations. Almost 20 years later, in 1992, it was opened in its current form after further renovations. The museum regularly organizes important exhibitions of various content and form. Since 1992 these have been exclusively dedicated to the art of the 20th century, with a focus on expressionism. Villa Malpensata, 6900 Lugano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 58 866 72 14 ; & nbsp ;, www.mda.lugano.ch
Ticino Poster Museum
A small museum with its wonderful collection of over 100 original posters, some of which are more than 100 years old. Rivetta de la Tor, 6922 Morcote Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 996 30 50 & nbsp ; & nbsp ;, www.jansonius.ch
Mario Bernasconi Museum
The museum contains the private collection of the Swiss sculptor Mario Bernasconi [1899-1963] and his wife Irma Bernasconi-Pannes [1902-1971], who made a name for herself as a painter. Piazzetta Mario Bernasconi 9, 6912 Pazzallo Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 994 19 47 ; & nbsp ;, www.museomariobernasconi.com
House Luigi Rossi
Around fifty works [paintings, watercolors, drawings and illustration sketches] by the artist Luigi Rossi [1853-1923]. Aprica, 6950 Tesserete Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 936 03 68 & nbsp ;, www.casamuseoluigirossi.ch
Folklore museums
Museum Villa Helenum
The museum housed in Villa Helenum contains a donation from Serge and Graziella Brigoni , two artists close to surrealism who wanted to dedicate their collection to the city of Lugano. Around 600 objects of primitive art from Oceania, Asia and Africa can be seen. Via Cortivo 24, 6976 Castagnola Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 58 866 69 60 & nbsp ;, www.mcl.lugano.ch
Malcantone Museum
Opened in 1985, the museum is housed in the former secondary school house of Curio and shows a collection of numerous documents on culture and History of Malcantone 6986 Curio Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 606 31 72 ; & nbsp ;, www.museodelmalcantone.ch
Fischereimuseum
The museum, opened in 1997, presents itself to the public in the form of a permanent exhibition in which numerous documents, objects , Certificates and photographs related to the fishing are shown Via Campagna, 6987 Caslano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 606 63 ; & nbsp ;, www.museodellapesca.ch
Natural history museums
Cantonal natural history museum
The natural history museum researches, documents and studies the nature of the canton of Ticino and disseminates the relevant knowledge. Exhibition: fauna and flora [dioramas], rocks, minerals and fossils [famous reptiles of Monte San Giorgio]. Big mushroom exhibition. Special exhibitions. Viale C. Cattaneo 4, 6900 Lugano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 815 47 61 & nbsp ;, www.ti.ch/mcsn
Historical museums
Museum Bigorio
The objects on display in this small museum come from various Capuchin monasteries. Some were used as household items, others were painstakingly handcrafted by the monks. The museum itself is housed in the Santa Maria monastery above the small village of Bigorio. Convento Santa Maria, 6954 Bigorio Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 943 12 22 & nbsp ;, www.bigorio.ch
Customs Museum
The Customs Museum is a faithful reconstruction of a border guard from the late 19th century. It contains the evidence of an activity full of dangers and hardships but also rich in ingenuity on the part of both the smugglers and the customs guards. Figures who have shaped Ticino society over the past hundred years- and almost into the 1970s. Cantine di Gandria. The museum can be reached by boat [departure daily at 1 pm from Lugano-Giardino]. For more information on the timetable, contact the Lake Lugano shipping company [ +41 91 971 52 23 +41 91 971 52 23 ; ]. 6978 Gandria Tel.: +41[0]91 923 98 43 . & Nbsp; . & Nbsp; . & Nbsp; ;, www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv
Villa Ciani
The urban art museum is one of the most important custodians of the Ticino art treasures. The works exhibited there are unique testimonies to the artistic development of the canton, especially in the first half of the 19th and 20th centuries. The history of Ticino art is conveyed to the public through thematic temporary exhibitions. Parco Civico-Ciani, 6900 Lugano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 58 866 72 14 ; & nbsp ;, www.lugano.ch/cultura
Historical Archive Lugano
The historical archive of the city of Lugano is located in the Casa Carla Cattaneo and contains numerous manuscripts, a collection of prints, books and magazines as well as the bibliographical estate of Carlo Catteno. The following are also kept here: the estate of the Latvian writers Janis and Aspazija Rainis, the books by Carlo Battaglini and the art and architecture books of the Polito and Ezio Somazzi brothers, both architects. The archive is also home to the permanent exhibition on Carlo Cattaneo. Casa Cattaneo, 6976 Lugano-Castagnola Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 58 866 68 50 ; & nbsp ;, www.lugano.ch/cultura
San Salvatore Museum
In the halls of the San Salvatore Museum, a very specific, mostly unknown chapter from the Religious history of Ticino and especially of the Lugano area shown Funicolare Monte San Salvatore, 6900 Lugano-Paradiso Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 985 28 28 & nbsp ;, www.Montesansalvatore.ch
Hermann Hesse Museum
The small but important museum was built in an ancient building. in the building of Montagnola, the Torre Camuzzi, and testifies to the life and work of Hermann Hesse during his forty-year stay in Ticino. Torre Camuzzi, 6926 Montagnola Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 993 37 70 ;, www.hesseMontagnola.ch
Parish Museum Agno
Chiesa S. Provino, 6982 Agno Tel. +41 [0] 91 604 62 65
Museum of Church Art
Rectory. [On request] 6937 Breno Tel. & Nbsp; 091 609 20 00 . & Nbsp; /p>
Fondazione Vincenzo Vicari
In this small museum, photographic and film equipment of historical value can be seen, which were owned by the Ticino photographer Vincenzo Vicari from Lugano. Via Camparlungo 20, 6987 Caslano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 606 31 72 & nbsp ;, www.fondazionevicari.ch
Small museum of the gold mine
Museum of the gold mine. The museum documents the work in the mine with documents, tools and the reconstruction of a tunnel. C & agrave; du Lol, 6997 Sessa Tel. +41 [0] 91 608 19 39 ;
Special and specialist museum exhibitions
Swissminiatur
Swissminiatur is an open-air exhibition on an area of over 14,000 square meters, where the most important Swiss buildings and means of transport can be admired 6815 Melide Tel. & Nbsp; 60 +41 ; & nbsp ;, www.swissminiatur.ch
Oldtimer exhibition
German sports cars and motorcycles from the 30s to 70s. Via Maraini 46, 6963 Pregassona Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 76 402 61 11 & nbsp ;, www.smvc-ticino.ch
Radio Museum
History of broadcasting from Guglielmo Marconi [1895] until today. Exhibition of radio receivers, transmitter parts, measuring devices, electron tubes. Library of transmission technology and the history of wireless communication. Stazione Radio del Monte Ceneri, 6802 Rivera Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 79 620 02 06 nbsp; & nbsp ;, renato.ramazzina@bluewin.ch
Alprose Chocolate Museum
This museum shows the origin, production and history of chocolate. The shop attached to the museum offers production for sale and the factory itself can also be visited. Via Rompada 36, 6987 Caslano Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 611 88 56 & nbsp ;, museum@alprose.ch, www.alprose.ch
Schnaps Museum
The museum owns 4 stills, which have been used in Ticino since 1900, and a traveling still from 1910 Signs, shapes and descriptions represent the route of the transformation of the grapes into wine and "grappa". 6980 Castelrotto Tel. & Nbsp; 079 449 36 54
Museo di Castelgrande

6500 Bellinzona Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 825 81 45 & nbsp ;, Website: www.bellinzonaturisMo.ch

Municipal Museum Castello di Montebello

Via Artore 4, 6500 Bellinzona Tel. & nbsp ; +41 [0] 91 825 13 42 Website: & nbsp.; ch

Walserhaus Gurin

6685 Bosco Gurin Tel. +41 [0] 91 754 18 19 [Museo] Tel. & Nbsp; ; +41 [0] 91 754 14 81 [resp.], Website: www.wals erhaus.ch

Museo etnografico della Valle di Muggio

Casa Cantoni, 6838 Cabbio Tel. +41 [0] 91 690 20 38 & nbsp ;, Website: www.mevm.ch

Museo "La Congiunta"

6745 Giornico Tel. +41 [0] 91 864 22 15 & nbsp ; rist. Giornico Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 869 15 33 ET

Fossil Museum Monte S. Giorgio

Centro paese Info: Municipio Mon 15.00-17.00, Thu 09.00-11.00 6866 Meride Tel. & nbsp ; +41 [0] 91 646 37 80 & nbsp ;, Website: www.Montesangiorgio.ch

Museo Epper

Via Albarelle 14, 6612 Ascona Tel. +41 [0] 91 791 19 42 & nbsp ;

Infantry Museum Forte Mondascia

6710 Biasca Phone 091 941 75 60, website: www.forteMondascia.ch

Railway & amp ; Ship model exhibition

Via S.Franscini 24, CH-6850 Mendrisio/TI Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [91] 6 400 400 & Ouml; Opening times: Monday all day closed/open TUE/WED/THU + FR 9.30-12/13.30-17.30, SA, SUN + Holidays 9.30am-5.30pm

Indoor swimming pools

Acqua-Fun & Wellness-Park Chiasso Corso San Gottardo 4, Balerna-Chiasso Tel. & Nbsp; +41 [0] 91 695 70 00 Indoor swimming pool Lugano Viale Castagnola 4, CH- 6906 Lugano Tel. +41 58 866 68 20 & nbsp ;, sport@lugano.ch & Ouml; Opening times: Mon 11.30 a.m.- 9.30 p.m./Tue-Wed 8.30 a.m.- 9.30 p.m./Sat, Sun on public holidays 10.00 a.m.- 7.00 p.m.