Parco Scherrer
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What's on here
Why go
- An amphora dating to 1200 once served as an oil container.
- Guided visits are available in Italian and German.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 19:00Show all
Don't miss
- Baroque marble lionsTwo white Carrara marble lions flank the staircase into the garden.At the garden staircase
- Four-season statuesStatues representing the four seasons stand among azaleas and camellias.Along the garden avenue
- Indian pavilionModelled on Palazzo Salò in Brugine, with walls painted in Moghul style.
- Alhambra-inspired gardenA garden recalling Granada’s Alhambra, with two Baroque fountains.
- Lombard-Ticinese houseA faithful reconstruction of a 14th-century house at the exit.At the exit
What you see
- Lake Lugano, Porto Ceresio and the Varesotto hills
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History
Scherrer was a textile merchant, traveller and art lover. His garden brings buildings, plants, water, sculptures and views together as a unified landscape. Palms, cedars, cypresses, bamboo, magnolias, camellias, camphor trees, oleanders and citrus grow in the garden. Mediterranean and subtropical plants have acclimatised here over nearly a century.
- 1930Hermann Arthur Scherrer bought an old house, a stable and terraced land above it. He rebuilt the house with materials from an old home in Lugano’s Sassello quarter and began transforming the terraces.
- 1930–1956Scherrer transformed a former vineyard into a garden.
- 1956Scherrer died in 1956; the Nefertiti temple holds his and his wife’s funerary urns.
- 1965His wife Amalia sold the villa and garden to Morcote on condition that the garden open to the public. It has been open since then.
Sources: Parco Scherrer - Wikipedia · Parco Scherrer · Parco Scherrer · checked 29 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +41 91 986 00 00
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
What terrain should I expect at Parco Scherrer?
The park has terraces on a steep slope beside the lakeside road along Lake Lugano.
Where does the visitor route at Parco Scherrer start?
It begins in the Renaissance and Baroque Mediterranean section, among numerous statues.
When is Parco Scherrer open?
It is open daily from 10:00 to 19:00.
What is distinctive about Parco Scherrer's Arabic house?
It was Scherrer's last reconstruction and stands in a small oasis.
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