Riva Paradiso 3, P.O.Box 343, Lugano, Ticino, CH- 6902, Switzerland
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Lake Lugano
Stone houses along the side of the mountain.
Lugano, the lake and Mt. Brè
Trying to decide which way to travel in June from Lugano to Lucarno?
by bus or train?
We will not have any kind of a train pass but would need to buy a one way.
this one day journey will consist of an early morning ferry from Varena to Menaggio. bus to Lugano and then bus or train to Locarno where we will be able to rest our weary bones for two nights :-)
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Swiss train info in English:
http://www.sbb.ch/en/
Journey takes around an hour, with one change. One-way fare 16.80 euro.
I have checked this website, featuring links to the pages of many bus operators in Ticino:
http://www.bahn-bus-ch.de/bahnen/kanton-ti.html
and I haven't found any bus service between Lugano and Locarno. You'll have to take the train.
In Switzerland the different modes of public transport do not compete with each other, they function as one system. So to get from A to B you take what gets you from A to B. From Locarno to Lugano this is the train. There is one every half hour, but it always involves a change.
If you have in mind to come to Lugano you should come during springtime (best from April on) when the flowers are blossoming or during summer when there are several international musical festivals you can enjoy for free.
Well from my knowledge of Zuerich, this replica is not the Grossmunster, could it be the Munster from Bern? There are several other buildings represented form that city.
I hope that a Swiss Vter may be able to send me an answer.
it's a relaxed day trip from Lugano. First you need to catch a train to Melide, about 8 minutes away. Here, if you have children, you can visit the Swissminiatur - it's a park with all the most important swiss buildings and mountains in diminuitive size. Then there's a lovely promenade along the lake, hich will take you to the next village: Bissone, which is an old fishing village. There are lots of olf buildings and tiny narrow lanes and arches - and a small baroque church. There are also several restaurant to have lunch. In the afternoon you can take a boat back to Lugano and enjoy more lake scenery.
Swiss public transports are really excellent in my opinion, may be because I am used to Italy, where, out of the main cities you need a car to do anything, I am sure that can in Switzerland you could survive without a private car.
The cathedral in Lugano is standing above the city centre and from there you have a great view. There has been a church on the same site at least since 818, but it was not until 1888 that the church became a cathedral. San Lorenzo has got a tall bell tower and a renaissance façade from 1517. On the façade you can see a rose window with an image of the Madonna and child. Inside you will see a mix of medieval, baroque and rococo styles and great artwork.
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