Museo Hermann Hesse Montagnola — Attraction in Circolo di Carona

The Hermann Hesse Museum was established in 1997 the rooms of the Torre Camuzzi, in Montagnola, Switzerland.

This ancient tower is part of the picturesque Casa Camuzzi where Hermann Hesse lived between 1919 and 1931. From his apartment, he had a marvellous view overlooking the Lake of Lugano.

The scenery of the Collina d'Oro mountain ridge, upon which lies the village of Montagnola, completely captivated the poet. It was here that he found peace and seclusion, a southern climate and the beauty of nature, which he, as man and poet, needed so much. Montagnola not only inspired some of Hesse's most famous books (such as Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game); the colourful beauty of the Ticino landscape fascinated Hesse so much that he turned to painting.

During innumerable excursions in the surrounding countryside, Hesse captured the Collina d'Oro landscape in thousands of watercolour paintings. A permanent exhibition brings back to life Hesse's 40 years in...

Perfect holistic experience with a serene atmosphere and great range of exhibits and experiences. I especially loved the resident tortoise. I feel like I spent a day with my old friend Hesse after visiting.

My only minor wish is for there to be an English guide for the top-floor 1yr temporary exhibits as there is for the rest of the museum - but this is only a personal wish, it would be entitled of em to expect English when Italian & German are the more dominant languages there, and it is only a smallish establishment with a small team of (very committed) staff. I only mention it in case there's some path for the museum to get extra funding for such translation work for future temporary exhibits.

I feel totally inspired and at peace in my heart after visiting this place. Montagnola and the museum are a little bit of paradise on Earth. If you've got any interest in any of Hesse's work then you have to make a...

This review is only for the “Footsteps of Hermann Hesse walk” which is about 1 hours around the museum. If you prefer not to walk along main streets with car traffic then I don’t recommend this walk. I went on this walk with my baby and my dog but ended up turning around when I realised a significant portion of the walk is on narrow sidewalks on trafficked streets. I was expecting a more pedestrian dedicated path but this isn’t what I found. I’m sure the museum is lovely and I would like to visit once it’s open again (closed now for the season) I hope I don’t affect or confuse the grade of the walk with the experience at the museum but couldn’t find where to review the...