Travel Guide
Lugano
Switzerland
Best time to go: April–October
Sights
- Parco Ciani – A lakeside park with palms and flowers.
- Monte San Salvatore – Funicular up Switzerland's «Sugarloaf».
- Monte Brè – A sunny viewpoint mountain with a village and trails.
- Gandria – A fishing village on the steep shore, by boat or on foot.
- Santa Maria degli Angioli – A church with a large Renaissance fresco by Luini.
- Via Nassa and LAC – Arcades for strolling and the lakeside arts centre.
Food & nightlife
- Grotto – Stone tables in the shade, polenta, risotto and Merlot.
- Gelato by the lake – On the promenade with views of the mountains.
- Risotto and luganighe – Ticino risotto with sausage.
- Marroni – Hot chestnuts on every corner in autumn.
Day trips
- Monte Generoso – A rack railway to Mario Botta's «Fiore di pietra».
- Morcote – One of Switzerland's prettiest villages, on the lake.
- Bellinzona – Three castles – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Good to know
- When to go
- April–October
- Getting around
- Fast through the Gotthard Base Tunnel from German-speaking Switzerland; buses and lake boats locally.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Montreux
- Locarno
- Appenzell
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.