UNESCO World Heritage Days

UNESCO World Heritage Days 2022
 

The Fortress of Bellinzona

Come and discover the three UNESCO World Heritage Castles of Bellinzona on the occasion of World Heritage Days.

An exciting programme awaits you.
 

Saturday 11th June 

Saturday Market - Historical Centre

07.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In the historic town centre, colourful stalls offer visitors the best local products, seasonal delicacies, delicatessen specialities, tasty cheese from the valleys and excellent bread from Ticino.

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Simcha Ben concert as part of the Aus der Welt Festival

Inside the market on Piazza Collegiata

A numerically unstable and musically nomadic formation, constantly travelling between music from Eastern Europe and Western sounds. On the occasion of its 7th edition it will take to the streets of Bellinzona, from its marketplace up to Castelgrande, with songs, dances and fairy tales from distant worlds to deliver them to the modern deliver them to the modern listener renewed in their powerful joyful charge.

11 a.m. - Guided tour of Bellinzona's Old Town and Castelgrande

Guided tour of the historic centre and Castelgrande

Meeting point: Infopoint Bellinzona in Piazza Collegiata

Duration: 1 h approx.

Fr. 12.- (without registration)

From 3 p.m. - Musical walk with the Music School of the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana - Town Hall courtyard (Aula magna in case of bad weather)

The Musical Walk with the Music School of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana wants to be a moment of musical sharing and discovery under the banner of the encounter between young and old and different  styles of music. Concerts and musical moments for wind and percussion instruments will enliven the afternoon.

Castelgrande

3.30 p.m. - A Fairy Tale at the Castle! The Eye of the Dragon

The houses, close to each other, embrace to protect themselves from the weather.

Flower-filled balconies overlooking the square. On one side 'La bottega della Maria' and on the other 'Ul Bar del Gino'. A village perched on a hilltop, where it is nice to live. But you can do more... From 6 years of age free of charge and without registration in the castle courtyard.

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. - Simcha Ben concert as part of the Aus der Welt Festival

In the inner courtyard of Castelgrande

A numerically unstable and musically nomadic ensemble, constantly travelling between music from Eastern European and Western sounds.

 

Programme Sunday 12th June 

Ticinese Food and Wine Review - Historical Centre

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In the historic centre of Bellinzona, on the occasion of the Heritage Days a special gastronomic market will also be held on Sunday with a focus on local products. Stalls and lots of fun throughout the historic centre of Bellinzona. In addition, Ticino brewers present their craft beers.

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Simcha Ben concert as part of the Aus der Welt Festival

Inside the market on Piazza Collegiata

A numerically unstable and musically nomadic formation, constantly travelling between music Eastern European and Western sounds. On the occasion of its 7th edition it will take to the streets of Bellinzona, from its marketplace up to Castelgrande, with songs, dances and fairy tales from distant worlds to deliver them to the modern deliver them to the modern listener renewed in their powerful joyful charge.

Montebello

2 p.m. - Archaeology Workshop - Leponzi Plots and Interweavings

With Emanuela Guerra Ferretti, cultural mediator of the Ticino Archaeological Association (AAT). Activities for children and young people to discover the Leponti and some aspects of daily life

of this Alpine population that lived in our territory between the end of the 2nd millennium and the 1st century BC.

the 1st century BC. Manual activity on small horizontal wooden frames.

Duration 1 hr approx. / Max 15 participants (school age)

Registration required

2 pm - Guided tour of the Montebello Archaeology exhibition

With Moira Morinini Pè, collaborator of the Cantonal Office for Cultural Heritage (UBC)

Guided tour of the new exhibition itinerary through the spaces of the Palazzetto and the donjon

of Montebello Castle (historical archaeological exhibition)

Duration 1 hr approx. / Max 15 participants (for all)

Compulsory registration
 

Sasso Corbaro

At 11 a.m. - Guided tour of the exhibition Michelangelo 3D

Guided tour of the exhibition especially suitable for families and children by Charlotte Tron

Meeting point: Sasso Corbaro

Duration: 1 hr / Max. number of participants: 15

Registration required

Further information and registration at Bellinzona e Valli Turismo, by writing to [email protected] or by calling 091 825 21 31. Entrance tickets can be purchased directly at the ticket office of the Fortress of Bellinzona. The activities are free with the purchase of the entrance ticket