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The historically protected center of the village of
Gandria, which is also not accessible by car, attracts visitors from all over the world. While roads now reach the outskirts of the village, many of these visitors arrive by boat services on the lake. It is also possible to walk from Lugano to
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Gandria merged with the city of Lugano. Since Gandria became a part of Lugano, needed infrastructure projects have been carried out, including a sewage treatment plant that went on line in August 2010. Work to place electrical lines underground is ongoing.
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Nel 1494, 1600 e 1709, gli oliveti vennero quasi completamente distrutti dal gelo. Anni dopo, furono accantonati in favore dei gelsi, cosÏ da promuovere l'allevamento dei bachi da seta. Verso la fine degli anni '80 del secolo scorso, la coltivazione dell'olivo è stata
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Today, Gandria is a mix of tradition and modernity. Many of 200 inhabitants who live there year-round are from families that go back for many generations. Others have arrived from various cantons of
Switzerland as well as countries as diverse as
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Vigilio in Gandria was completed in 1463. The oldest part is the gray, unfinished wall facing the lake, adorned with memorials from well-known local families. The
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facades were completed in the 1870s. Behind the altar of the church is a large oil painting by
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bowl-shaped indentations, carried there by villagers in past centuries, can be seen in the walls and on doorsteps around the Church of San
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860:The Olive Path to Gandria - tourist information
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504:Lake Lugano
380:shepherds.
290:olive trees
174:Lake Lugano
79:Switzerland
1469:Categories
1423:Sighignola
1367:Magliasina
1235:Castagnola
1220:Carabietta
1031:Pregassona
966:Breganzona
536:References
508:Olive Path
274:See also:
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1352:Cassarate
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1046:Viganello
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474:and the
452:Colombia
425:and the
299:In 1856
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1292:Muzzano
1287:Morcote
1250:Gandria
1225:Caslano
1215:Caprino
1190:Bissone
1036:Sonvico
1001:Gandria
882:46°00â˛N
698:ripresa
691:9 March
530:Caprino
456:Germany
389:Segovia
362:baroque
222:antlers
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203:History
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151:Gandria
75:Country
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1357:Cuccio
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1282:Melide
1277:Melano
1261:Lugano
1006:Loreto
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885:9°00â˛E
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397:Celtic
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85:Canton
1382:Tresa
1377:Rezzo
1117:Italy
971:Cadro
956:Besso
500:Italy
464:Italy
460:Haiti
415:Italy
393:Spain
378:pagan
374:Italy
328:Italy
224:of a
214:Celts
185:Italy
163:Swiss
1372:Mara
1180:Agno
839:2012
817:2012
775:2012
693:2022
623:ISBN
595:2012
564:2013
326:and
301:silk
256:Como
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232:Rome
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