Hermann Hesse was also in Ticino in April 1907 to complete a four-week cure on Monte Verità near Ascona. Shortly afterwards, he recorded his experiences tragically and amusingly in the notes In the Rock. Notes of a natural man notes. It is not difficult to imagine the protagonist trying out the alternative, ascetic way of life of the dropout colony in a Spartan light-air hut.

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May 28, 2017

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The former place of worship for artists and bon vivants in the early 20th century is now a "hybrid" place. On the one hand with the museum elements of the …

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July 14, 2018

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The best of the port of Ascona over tens of steps run up. Exhausting but beautiful.

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