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Cathedral San Lorenzo
Cattedrale San Lorenzo
Me in the park
Me on Monte GenerosoExperience all you can! ...
Experience all you can! Lugano is Switzerland's southernmost tourist town and offers an excellent combination of sunny days, watery pursuits and hillside hikes. It's Ticino's largest city with a population of around 30,000 and is located directly on the shore of beautiful Lake Lugano. The train station is above and west of the old town. Take the stairs down from here to the center which is dominated by piazzas. The way down is steep but I found it to be a great introduction to Lugano. There are stores lined on both sides of this steep, mostly pedestrian only, descent. The old town has winding alleyways, pedestrian-only piazzas, and colorful parks, which makes this an ideal town to walk around in. There's lots of fresh fruit displayed in these picturesque alleys, as well as baked goods, and hot foods including pizza and sausages. I stocked up on this great looking fruit as we had a long hike planned. Strolling through the old town left me with a really good feeling. I loved the mix of Italian flavor and Swiss order. Everything was so clean!
You won't find much on this page about museums, galleries, or churches as I'm not usually passionate about those things. When I'm in a naturally beautiful place such as this, I always try to get out into nature. Here, I did an extended day hike with my brother Stefan, from the top of Monte San Salvatore on to explore some little mountain-top villages and to end up at another seaside town. We then took a boat ride back to see this area from the Lake. Photo: Lugano postcard of Lake Lugano and Monte San Salvatore. Lugano has been called the 'Rio de Janeiro of the Old Continent' for the resemblance that Monte San Salvatore (912m) bears to Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain. Walking the length of the promenade on the waterfront at night with all the city lights, Monte San Salvatore, Monte Bre and a full moon. It was very enchanting.
