This year our National Autumn Luncheon is being held in the lovely town of Lugano in our Ticino & Grison Region. We hope many BRA members from other areas will be able to join us and meet members from the Ticino & Grisons region. We will be offered a welcome drink while we wait for everyone to gather. The Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola is an exquisite hotel catering for the most discerning guest, we will also be able to sample the delights of the well renowned cuisine! The hotel is set in really lovely grounds very near the centre of Lugano. Lunch will be served in the hotel’s dining room ‘La Ruccola’. Time: 12:15 for Welcome drink 13:00 for Luncheon Reservations to: Email: secretary@britishresidents.ch or mobile: 079 322 44 52 By Sunday 10 October 2021 please. Menu: Starter: Courgette flan with a vegetable fantasy Main Dish: Corn chicken breast with whole grain mustard and a smoked potato mousseline or Red Drum fish served on steamed cabbage with a lemon thyme sauce Dessert: Roulade with bio lemon mousse, strawberries and a ginger sauce Cost: CHF: 67.- for BRA Members (All inclusive) CHF: 95.- for Non-Members (All inclusive) To confirm your reservation, […]
A visit to the Villa and well-known collection of contemporary art housed in the lovely 18th century mansion surrounded by a vast parkland. We hope to have a guided tour given by Patrik Caroll who is the FAI representative in Switzerland. (FAI = Fondo Ambiente Italiano) Lunch in the restaurant will follow the visit and if the weather is kind, a stroll around the gardens before returning to Ticino. There will be more news about this in September when we know the latest rules for going to Italy. Car sharing will be organised. Cost: Free for members of FAI €18.- per adult plus divided cost of guide Reservations to: Beverly Ortelli, Email: 1superspider@bluemail.ch or Penny Osti, Email: p.osti@bluewin.ch
This year we have arranged a cocktail party in the Sala del Camino. We will be offered the wonderful, tasty nibbles from the Grand Hotel’s exceptional chefs and enjoy a glass of wine or two in the good company of our members. Cost: CHF 50.- BRA-Members CHF 60.- Non-Members Reservation to: Beverly Ortelli, Email: 1superspider@bluemail.ch or Penny Osti, Email: p.osti@bluewin.ch