Approximately around the Monte Caslano (official designation), which by the native also Monte Sassalto are called, lead two walking ways. The bank along and the other something increases by the forests completely covering the hill.

Tap: A walk at the Monte Caslano can be combined well with an attendance in the Schoko country museum chocolate herstellerin of the Chacolat Alprose SA and a fine lunch in one of the restaurants which are because of the bank way.

Times evenly, times a little sloping leads back the way by the forest however constantly downward to the lakeshore. At every step and turn rapid ELT it in the grass and pleased leaves, if the small lizards before this Spaziergaengern appearing as giants bring themselves in security.
On the south side of the only 255 meters high hill the asphalted is reached via Torrazza, on which it now to the closest place of the Luganersees continues to go. Unfortunately the right of the public at a free bank entrance the interests of individual some privileged basic owners with direct sea-impact must yield also here.

Together with the Monte San Salvatore and the Monte San Giorgio the Monte Caslano only in the earth-history Middle Ages developed. Due to the various vegetation with partly very rare Planzen the whole area of the Monte Caslano was placed under nature protection.

The region in which Caslano with its mountain, which by the way a height of 526 meters called over sea reached (middle sea-height of 271 meters over sea), mark CAN clay/tone. The name deduces itself from Magli (hammer hammerschmiede) and CAN clay/tone (area). In earlier times in the area found ores with water-claimant hammer hammerschmieden were processed, which registered the name mark CAN clay/tone to this region. In Aranno can 1989 a again developed identical hammer hammerschmiede be visited.

For the easy migrations at the Monte Caslano are recommended firm of sport or moving shoes with good treaded soles. City shoes are absolutely unsuitable! Orbiting the Sassalto on the bank way lasts zirka 1:10 hours (cosy Spaziergaengertempo with photo stops).

First the via Torrazza still the lakeshore runs along before it behind properties with sea-impact back-soft must. After the accomodation Torrazza happened, left hand becomes free again and again a view on Ponte Tresa. Here also the pittoreske Taverna is dei to Pescatori their terrace with Pergola because of the lake the ideal place for the midday rest is direct (via Torazza, 6987 Caslano, Tel: +41 (0)91 606 1847). We follow the road the far Monte Caslano along up to the end of the lake and hold ourselves then always right, over over the via CAN tonette the forest along to the old village center from Caslano to return¹⁾. After reaching the village center we bend our starting point right into the via Pasquée and turn over the Contrada Fiori as well as the Contrada San Rocco on the Piazza Lago, back.
One travels with the course, it can be favourable to commit the way in reverse direction. In this case the Osteria del Batello is offered on with the ship landing place for a Lunch (Piazzo Lago, 6987 Caslano, Tel: +41 (0)91??? ????).
Architecturally Intressierte saunter before the return trip still somewhat by the close, pictorial lanes of the old Caslanos.
Of the Piazza Lago the stop ferrousvia Lugano of the Ponte Tresa is straightforward reached by the Contrada Lago, which finds its continuation in the via Stazione, after zika 1 km foot march.

Following table gives reference points for the time requirement of a daily trip after Caslano with the attendance of the chocolate museum and journey with public means of transport (ship, course and bus):

Caslano is because of the main street of Lugano over Angno after Ponte Tresa and extends to to the bank of the west arm of the Lago di Lugano.

Car, motorcycle. For the longer Parkieren the parking lot at the end of the via gulf, chargeable from 07:00 o'clock to 19:00 o'clock, is suitable. Per hour a modest fee of CHF 0,50 is to be paid. The parking lots which are in the village are provided all with one zeitlimite for short parks.

Course. Caslano is very well opened with the local railway ferrousvia Lugano Ponte Tresa (FLP) starting from Lugano. The old village center can be achieved by the stop however only to foot (zirka 1 km).

Ship. Unfortunately Caslano with the ship can be reached only badly, since the navigation company does not maintain regular transport service toward Ponte Tresa (Konkurenz by the substantially faster course). Daily only two ships in Caslano put on. The landing place is the ideal starting point for walks at the Monte Caslano.

General information. Caslano, convenient in the closer environment of Lugano, is one of the most important municipalities in the mark CAN clay/tone. The village is dominated by the characteristic Monte Caslano, which forms a peninsula in the western arm of the Lago di Lugano. Due to its geological characteristics and the rich Flora and fauna the Monte Caslano with its forests was placed under nature protection. The tourism forms an important cornerstone of the economy Caslanos.

The routistic Anbebot of Caslano is various: Walks and easy migrations to and around the Monte Caslano, a fishery museum (one of three in Switzerland), a chocolate museum, the exhibition of photographic apparatuses of the donation Vincenzo Vicari as well as the different architectural monuments in the old, traffic-free village center.

Under http://www.caslano.ch/ the official homepage of the municipality Caslano (unfortunately only in Italian) is, whatever contains a local plan.

Statistic. The municipality Caslano had 31.12.2003 exactly 3'748 at the inhabitant. These divide themselves in 73% Swiss and in 27% foreigner from 46 nations. Only a third of the population are original Tessiner. Scarcely 27% the inhabitant Caslanos are Swiss from other cantons. The population increased in the year 2003 by 83 persons.

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