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Lugano

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390,1036,75

Locarno

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98,243,43

Ascona

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25,55,41

Bellinzona

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64,266,5

Chiasso

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29,40,2

Melide

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6,36,2

Mendrisio

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7,11,8

Lago di Lugano

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5,16,0

Vira

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0,0,1

Tesserete

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Montagnola

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Pro

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 Fascinating nature, colorful, good dinners and wine, architecture 


Con

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 sometime you might forget being still within Swiss borders 


In a nutshell

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 A great place to relax 

 

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Lugano  

Monte Bre

Monte Bre, Lugano

 7 Reviews  Monte Bré provides fantastic views over Lugano and the easiest way to reach the top is by funicular. Bear in mind though that this is Switzerland and the price is steep as well. We paid 23 CHF for a... 

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Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli, Lugano

 4 Reviews  Santa Maria degli Angioli is Lugano's most famous church, and the one closest to the lake. From the outside, it looks pretty, but a little plain - however, once you enter, it takes your breath away.... 

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Piazza della Riforma

Piazza della Riforma, Lugano

 7 Reviews  Piazza Riforma is Lugano's main piazza, and the biggest one. It is a pretty place to discover, with many nice houses surrounding it. The buildings are very colourful, and everything looks neat and... 

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Parco Civico

Parco Civico, Lugano

 4 Reviews  This is a beautiful park north of the town centre. It spreads along the fronts of the lake, and it is a fantastic place. There are wonderful flowerbeds, and to see the colourful, bright flowers... 

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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Lugano

 4 Reviews  San Lorenzo is the most prominent church in Lugano, it is located high on a hill and can be seen from many locations in town. When you arrive by train and cross the street to have a view of the lake,... 

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Lago di Lugano

Lago di Lugano, Lugano

 3 Reviews  There are several boat trips available from Lugano and we took the 'Tours in the Bay' trip. It's a short round trip of 60-70 minutes if you stay on board the whole time, but it makes a few stops where... 

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Swiss Miniatur

Swiss Miniatur, Lugano

 3 Reviews  I never thought that this would be an attraction that would interest be much....BUT, how wrong could I be. IWe loved it and spent nearly the whole day there - the attention to detail is amazing and I... 

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Villa Ciani

Villa Ciani, Lugano

 4 Reviews  Villa Ciani is the pretty building with the rose colour that you see when you enter Parco Civico (see next tip). It was built in the 1840s by the brothers Ciani. A palazzo had previously be located... 

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Chiesa di San Rocco

Chiesa di San Rocco, Lugano

 3 Reviews  San Rocco was constructed in 1592, although the choir is from the 18th century and the façade from 1909/10 - it looks much older, though! Most frescoes are from the 17th century, and especially the... 

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Hiking

Hiking, Lugano

 3 Reviews  Lugano is a good base for hiking. Ticino in general is ideal for those who want to hike early in the season, as the weather is considerably milder south of the alps. The long and scenic hike we took... 

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Via Nassa

Via Nassa, Lugano

 3 Reviews  Here you find world famous italian brands like Armani, Versace, Gucci between world famous swiss brands of luxury watches like Rolex. If you don't have enough money to throw away it's a nice walk... 

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Villa Sassa Hotel & Residence

 4 Reviews and 51 Opinions  We enjoyed Villa Sassa, but the WI-FI costs 198 CH weekly. It is a rip-off, but we needed it for... 

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La Freccia Rossa

La Freccia Rossa, Lugano

 2 Reviews  A tour of the City aboard the train "La freccia rossa" (the red arrow) which allows you to discover the beauty of the City and its neighbourhood, the San Salvatore and Monte Brè funiculars, the Casino... 

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Locarno  

Romantik Hotel Orselina

 2 Reviews and 8 Opinions  Die Villa Orselina ist wunderschön gelegen, inmitten von Palmen und grossem Park. Die Aussicht auf... 

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Bellinzona  

Hotel Internazionale

 1 Review and 25 Opinions  When we reached the railway station of Bellinzona. We started our tour of the city from here. On the... 

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