Going South: Weekend in Ticino

25th - 27th June 1999

Join the first event of the IAESTE Summer Programme 1999

Visit Ticino: The Swiss Italian canton

Programme

Friday 25th June
Late Afternoon:  The weekend begins! Give up to work, take your backpack and jump on the first train to Ticino. The event will begin already on Friday night to allow all of you to travel for free with the "Gleis 7" or "Voie 7".
Night: Arrival in Bellinzona, Deposit the luggages in the place where you will sleep, night in Bellinzona, where there is an open-air blues festival: "Piazza Blues". Have a look at the map of Bellinzona (size: 588 kB!).

Saturday 26th June
Very Early: Wake up & breakfast, take the train to Caslano, where we will visit the chocolate factory  "Alprose". Lunch on the lake in Caslano.
Aftenoon: Train to Lugano, free time in Lugano and return to Bellinzona.
Night: Dinner in a Grotto with a typical menu ticinese: Risotto e Luganiga. Followed by the music of "Piazza Blues".

Sunday 27th June
Even Earlier: Wake up & breakfast, take the train to Tenero.
Whole Day: Sport and relax in the National Sport Center in Tenero (basket ball, beach volley, swimming, sun bathing, ...).  BBQ on the beach of lago Maggiore. Bad weather progamme: Normally the bad weather in Switzerland is kept in the north side of the Alps, but if it will be raining, the sport day in Tenero will be replaced by a visit to Bellinzona's Castles.
Later: Return to Bellinzona and back home... Arrivederci al prossimo weekend IAESTE!

The detailed programme will be sent to the registered people by email some days before the weekend.

Participants & Costs

The number of participants is limited to 40 persons. Priority will be given to IAESTE Trainees & Members, followed by AIESEC and ESN Trainees & Members.

Costs (to be paid during the weekend)

For IAESTE, AIESEC and ESN: around 75 - 80 CHF.
For guests: 90 - 95 CHF.

The price includes: lodging, trains to Caslano, to Tenero and back to Bellinzona, dinner in the Grotto, entrance in the Tenero sport center, lunch on Saturday and BBQ on the lake.
NOT  included: travel from your home to Bellinzona and back (Gleis 7 / Voie 7 warmly suggested), the drinks during the dinner in the Grotto, Entrance to the Piazza Blues (10 CHF), all the beers you will drink.

If the absence of registered people will cause extra costs for IAESTE, all people who won't show up without cancellation (at least three days in advance!) will be asked to contribute to these costs.
 

Registration deadline: Friday 18th June

 !!! Register NOW !!!



Last modified: June 3rd, 1999 by Lorenzo Occhi and Urs Manser