Holidays in Ticino for Everyone

No Ordinary Hotel

The Centro Magliaso is a family holiday resort located within a stunning natural landscape right on the shores of Lake Lugano. It is a place for meeting, well-being and inspiration, where everyone is welcome, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender or religion. With a focus on sustainable activities and Christian values, the centre offers holidays, sports activities and educational pursuits at affordable prices.

Operated by a cooperative, the Centro Magliaso is the perfect venue for holidays, camps, and educational retreats for adults, youngsters, families, groups, and people with disabilities. Openness to new encounters, tolerance, and respect create a special atmosphere for guests and employees alike.

Impressions history

History

1945

The Young Church founds the Centro Evangelico Magliaso [Magliaso Evangelical Centre], to run as an ecclesiastical camp.

1958

The Centro Magliaso starts to welcome other groups and also individuals and families.

1972

The Centro Magliaso is refurbished.

1985

The Haus Boscaccio is made wheelchair-accessible.

1988

The Centro Magliaso is bought by the Evangelical Reformed Church Parish of Zürich and is henceforth run by the Cooperative Evangelical Centre for Holidays and Education in Magliaso.

2011

The red wooden Holzbau Paradiso building is constructed, featuring 19 new rooms.

2014

The centre starts to use a lake water pump rather than fuel oil for its hot water and heating.

2017

The Haus Boscaccio is converted into 12 large barrier-free double rooms with shower/WC and 2 single rooms with shower/WC.

2021

The Platano main building is converted into 8 large king-size bedrooms and 2 single rooms with connecting doors on the first floor, and 6 family rooms, 4 double duplex rooms, and 1 twin room on the second floor.