Swissminiatur
About the place
- Country : Switzerland , Lugano
- Address : 6815 Melide, Switzerland
- Category : Amusement Parks
- Establishing Date : seventeenth century
Swissminiatur
Overview:
• If you want to visit all the landmarks of Switzerland and get to know them closely, but do not have the time for that, we recommend that you take a tour in the "Swissminiatur" in Lugano to get to know all the features of miniature Switzerland in one day.
• The name of the park means a miniature course in Switzerland, and it is considered a museum of Switzerland's landmarks in nature.
• The park is located 5 km from Lugano in the Melide region, and you can reach it by train.
Historic overview:
• The " Swissminiatur" was inaugurated in the seventeenth century, on an area of nearly 14,000 square meters, and it is a miniature model of Switzerland, which displays about 120 models of the most important buildings, archaeological sites, castles, as well as monuments of the country, which are spread among the embrace of the charming and distinctive nature.
• The main aim of the opening of the place by "Pierre Fuener" was to create something similar to "the Dutch Madurodam Park" and to make tourists from all over the world know about Switzerland, and its long history represented by its historical buildings and distinctive landmarks.
Inside the Swissminiatur Theme Park:
• On your tour inside the " Swissminiatur Park", you will see all the features of Switzerland, but in a small form, meaning that the length of one landmark does not exceed 4 meters according to its realistic size, and you will learn about the type of urban architecture adopted by Switzerland in its buildings.
• We will also learn about the palaces in Switzerland and the historical character that they reflect, in addition to learning about Switzerland's museums, which are the most famous in the world despite their differences, as well as their interactive features such as parks, gardens and playgrounds.
Resources:
Tournaa website
Omallqura website
Tripadvisor website
Travelerpedia website