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It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population (as of December 2020) of 62,315, and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the ninth largest Swiss city.
Lugano, the largest town in the holiday region of Ticino, is not only Switzerland's third most important financial centre and a conference, banking and business centre, but also a town of parks and flowers, villas and sacred buildings.
- Lake Lugano. When you step onto the waterfront promenade at Lugano what will strike you about the lake is just how wild it looks. On every shore there’s a mountain with wood-cloaked slopes that plummet to the water.
- Monte San Salvatore. Lugano’s own mountain and a monolith on the southern skyline, Monte San Salvatore crests at over 900 metres. At the top you’ll be awestruck by the 360° views of Lugano, the lake and views of the Alps to the west.
- Monte Brè. The Cassarate suburb in the east of Lugano is the springboard for another ride to the top of a mountain. Clattering up the mountainside since 1912, the funicular railway has a maximum incline of 60.5% and more of a vintage feel than San Salvatore, even though it’s actually newer.
- Centro Storico. The old centre of Lugano is a delight to explore, and is crammed with Renaissance and Baroque churches, convents, palazzi and arcaded squares.
- Monte Brè. For one of the best views of Lugano, ride the funicular to the top of Monte Brè. Once at the top, dine at one of several restaurants, go hiking or mountain biking, or simply enjoy the view.
- Cruise Lake Lugano. One of the best things to do in Lugano is to get out on the lake. There are many different ways to experience Lake Lugano. Take a scenic round-trip cruise from town, use the ferry to hop from point to point along lake Lugano, or ride the ferry to Gandria and walk back to town from here.
- Olive Grove Trail. The Olive Grove Trail is a walking trail along Lake Lugano that connects Gandria and Castagnola. It is 3.4 km in length and easy to walk.
- Hermann Hesse Museum. Hermann Hesse was a German-born poet who received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1946. His most famous works include Steppenwolf, Damien, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game.
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Lugano is the largest town in the region of Ticino. Along with being Switzerland’s third most important financial, conference, banking, and business centre, Lugano is home to many parks, exotic flowers, villas, and sacred buildings.
Lugano, Switzerland. Perfectly positioned on a lake with the Alps at its back, lucky Lugano has a little bit of everything. Ride a cable car up Monte San Salvatore or Monte Bre for sunny panoramas of lake, rivers, mountains and red-roofed buildings.
