Hi Tom, What kind of guidance are you looking for? I'm probably not much help in the H.H. department, overall, but as far as specific sites as an English-only speaker (or a smattering of German that is practically useless outside of restaurants or hotels) I found the H.H. museum in Calw to be much more accessible via the English language than the one in Montagnola. I could say a little more, but I suspect you're looking for more biographical or academically-oriented information about H.H. specific to the two countries?

There are many options, the journey from Heidelberg to Lugano by train takes from 6 to 8 h depending on the aolution you choose. You can find the perfect connection on the site of the SBB (triplew dot sbb dot ch).

Hallo! It is very often possible to pay the bus tickets by credit card. However if you want to be on the safe side it is also really easy to change Mex$ (or any other currency) into CHF directly at the station of Lugano. There is an exchange office right into the station. I think you can even exchange a really small amount of money (like 20 CHF) and use part of it for the bus, 8.50 for the museum ticket and the rest for a snack at our café (which does NOT accept credit cards, unfortunately). Changing money at the exchange office you get a better deal than paying with foreign currency or credit cards in shops and restaurants. Moreover Montagnola is an extremely small village and some facilities don't accept credit cards. I hope this was helpful, we will be happy to welcome you in July! Best wishes!

Hi! The easiest way to get there is by car, but I'm not aware of cross-border taxi prices and it sounds like it could be very expensive. Alternatively you can take a train from Como San Giovanni station to Lugano FFS which takes between 30 to 40 minutes (time and infos on the sbb site). When in Lugano you have to use one of the two underpasses that get you from the tracks out of the station (if you are in one of the forward wagons you'll naturally find the most efficient of the two) and instead of going to the front of the station and in direction of Lugano you go toward the back and in direction of Piazzale di Besso. When you come out, you'll be 20m away from the bus stop you need. That is bus 436 direction Agra Roncone. You can buy the tickets directly on the bus and find time schedules on the same site previously mentioned (if you type Como S. Giovanni - Montagnola Paese as a trip it will tell you everything). You stay on the bus approximately 15 min and get out at "Montagnola paese". The museum is not even 2 minutes away on foot from there. There are signs and you can ask anybody about it. We're looking forward to your visit, feel free to contact us at any moment for additional information! You also find interesting facts and useful information on our site hessemontagnola. See you soon!