The Adventures of Luigi the Lugano Bear

Introducing Luigi Lugano

Luigi is an adventurous bear. He loves all things Ticinese and will share his adventures travelling around the canton. We hope you enjoy following him both here and on our Facebook page.

May 7th 2026: Early Breakfast

An early start, collecting my breakfast bun at Pasticceria Ricigliano on the way to work at the the International School of Ticino. I am excited about meeting the children there.

May 10th 2026: Mothers Day Treat

Zara and Oli visited and treated us to a lovely Neapolitan pizza lunch at Autentiko. Great food, drink and company. 

I also met this guy there. Nice chap but he's clearly eaten far too much pizza.

22nd May 2026: Lugano Elegance

The annual Lugano Elegance took place today. Luigi want to see the cars. He got to drive a 1911 KRIT and a Ferrari Dino GT.

He really liked the KRIT but it was a bit too loud for his sensitive ears. He did fall in love with the Dino and want's to get one for his human to drive.

26th May 2026: The Day the Giro came to town

There's been a lot of excitement for a little bear to cope with this week, firstly the Concours in Lugano and now the Giro d'Italia passing the house.

31st May 2026: Dinner at Stazione

My humans really enjoyed dinner at Ristorante, Pizzeria Stazione tonight. Manuel, Susy and Sophia made them feel very welcome.

12th June 2026: Dinner at Three Desserts

My humans love to visit Three Desserts in Giubiasco and I now know why.

They had a lovely meal with David, George and Zoe. My "Papperdelle al ragu di cingale" was lovely. It was very. The portion was huge for a small bear.

Anna Laura gave me some cuddles after dinner and I got to meet Paulo the chef and thank him for such a wonderful meal too.

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