Villa Ciani
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The ideal location for conferences, receptions and weddings
- Historical building in the city centre
- Frescoed rooms with lakeview
- Free WiFi
Villa Ciani is a three-storey neoclassical-Palladian building, with an octagonal belvedere and a cylindrical tower on the ridge of the roof. Built between 1840 and 1843, Villa Ciani is immersed in a vast park of 63'000 square meters on the shores of Lake Lugano, with numerous tall trees and fine decorative furnishings.
Villa Ciani is spread over three floors measuring from 385 to 500 square metres, all accessible by lift and including 30 rooms of various sizes. The Villa is also connected to the main foyer of the Convention Centre thanks to an internal passage. All rooms are air-conditioned and covered by WiFi network. Frescoed rooms adorn the first two floors, while the first floor preserves the original wooden floor. At Villa Ciani it is possible to celebrate your civil wedding in the magnificent Sala degli Specchi.
Rooms and floors of Villa Ciani can be rented per day.
Lugano Convention & Exhibition provides a list of useful contacts for services that may complement your event, including catering, furnishing, decoration and technical equipment.
Credits: Eventi e congressi, Città di Lugano
Sala degli Specchi
Sala degli Specchi (literally, "Hall of Mirrors") is the largest and most prestigious room of Villa Ciani. The room has access to the park through a terrace with stone staircase.
Sala degli Specchi is the preferred location for institutional meetings in Lugano, such as conferences and presentations.
Sala degli Specchi is also the room where you can celebrate your civil wedding, with adjoining rooms available for the reception.
Credits: Eventi e congressi, Città di Lugano
Parco Ciani
Villa Ciani is surrounded by the largest and most popular green area of the city, Parco Ciani. Since 1912 both the Villa and the Park belong to the City of Lugano. A stone's throw from the city centre and overlooking the lake, the Park offers visitors a magnificent view of the Gulf of Lugano. Former private park of the Ciani family, the 63'000 square metres area preserves the English garden style of the late 1800s: gentle paths branch off among flowerbeds, lawns, numerous Mediterranean, exotic and rare species (roses, azaleas, magnolias, camellias, palms), ancient trees, exotic shrubs and tall-stemmed plants. Parco Ciani is characterised by fine decorative furnishings, including statues and fountains; of particular note is the charming gate on the lake opposite the Villa, and a copy of the statue "Desolation" by Vincenzo Vela, commissioned by the Ciani brothers. The Park also houses an English cottage-style dock, in addition to the Cantonal Library, the Cantonal Natural History Museum, the Garden of the Righteous, and, towards the mouth of the Cassarate river, a children's play area.
Credits: Milo Zanecchia
Villa Ciani facts and figures
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30 rooms
Available on three floors
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400
Maximum capacity
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1843
Year of construction
