Fondazione Hermann Hesse Montagnola
Walking-tours
Walking-tour
«Following the trail of Hermann Hesse»


Collina d'Oro offers a great variety of walks throughout its magnificent landscape.
On the occasion of the opening of the Museum, the Town Council of Collina d'Oro set up a footpath which takes to Hesse's favourite places, passing by the houses where he lived, and ending to the  cemetery where he is buried.

Duration
approx. 2 1/2 hours
Itinerary 1 + Itinerary 2

Only on request.

Meeting point
Museo Hermann Hesse Montagnola

Guiding:
From Fr. 80.– to Fr. 140.–

Walking-tour with Audioguide
Thanks to the cooperation of the Comune Collina d'Oro together with Rete 2, Radio della Svizzera italiana, and the Fondazione Hermann Hesse, Audio Guides in German and Italian are available for the walking tour which follows the tracks of Hermann Hesse throughout the landscape of Collina d'Oro. Audio Guides also provide information on all the artistic attractions and other tourist.spots.
Rental fee (Fr. 5.–) at the Museum Hermann Hesse during the opening times. The Italian version is based on the radio play Il Signor Hesse.

Foto Martin Hesse © All rights reserved



Itinerary 1 (about 2 ½ hours)


1. Museum Hermann Hesse

«On glowing days, I wandered through the villages and chestnut woods…»


2. View of the San Salvatore

«Above the nearest mountains, their greens and reds harmonizing with white villages, bluish ridges peered…»



3. S. Abbondio Cemetery (Grave)

«But in all these years spent in Montagnola Iwent through so many pleasant, indeed wonderful periods…»



4. Forest, Canvetto

«One edge of the wood stood softly
in the last light, bright chestnut trunks against black shadows…»


5. Grotto Cavicc

«We are sitting outside the grotto, on a small terrace over the wood's steep slope. To get here, you have to climb loose steps, and there is hardly any room for a couple of tables...»

Foto Martin Hesse © All rights reserved

 

6. Glade (Formerly rock cellar forest-glade)

«So, I was sitting with my folder on my lap. Trying to catch and put on paper, a small corner of the wood...»

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7. Vicolo di Ligüna (View of the Monte Lema)

«…the wood is all blue and white of evergreens, anemones and strawberry flowers and, through the new green, the lake sparkles, fresh and sweet».

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8. Bellevue

«…but painting is marvellous; it makes one happier and more patient. Afterwards one does not have black fingers as with writing but red and blue ones».

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9. Casa Camuzzi
«That beautiful and odd house meant a lot to me and was in many ways, the most original and pretty house I have ever owned or lived in…»

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10. Commemorative stone honoring his 100th Birthday
«Once again I prepare myself for setting it up. Once again for «the rest of my life», and this time it will probably be so.»
 
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11. Casa Rossa
«I became, once again, sedentary against all expectations. I finally owned a small piece of land, not as owner but as sharecropper for life.»

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Foto Martin Hesse © All rights reserved

 


Itinerary 2 (about 30 minutes)


1. Museum Hermann Hesse

«On glowing days, I wandered through the villages and chestnut woods…»


9. Casa Camuzzi
«That beautiful and odd house meant a lot to me and was in many ways, the most original and pretty house I have ever owned or lived in…»
pdf PDF
 

10. Commemorative stone honoring his 100th Birthday
«Once again I prepare myself for setting it up. Once again for «the rest of my life», and this time it will probably be so.»
pdf PDF
 

11. Casa Rossa
«I became, once again, sedentary against all expectations. I finally owned a small piece of land, not as owner but as sharecropper for life.»
pdf PDF
More walks

Groups can discover other places in Ticino, which were significant for Hermann Hesse, with an expert guide.

For information, please contact Lucia Umiker (responsible for groups visiting the Museum)
T +41 (0)79 514 25 61
E lucia@hessemontagnola.ch
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