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Lugano Travel Guide - Information for Lugano Switzerland

Lugano Switzerland is a beautiful city located on the northern edge of Lake Lugano in the southern Italian speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. Lugano is the largest town in the Ticino, with about 50,000 people. Leisure activities like boating and walking Lugano's many parks take center stage here, but the city isn't particularly interesting for longer visits.

Pictures of Lugano, Switzerland

Pictures of Lugano, Switzerland, a city in the canton of Ticino on the shores of lake Lugano and a popular tourist destination.

Lugano Tourism

This is the official site for the Lugano tourist bureau.

Information on the Lugano Train Station

If you're arriving in Lugano by train, this page will tell you about what's around the station and what the opening hours for those places are. The station is high on a hill above Lugano, and while the walk is relatively easy going down, you'll probably want to take the funicular back up.

Lugano Attractions

Find out what to do and see in Lugano.

Lugano Hotels (Book Direct)

User-rated hotels in Lugano. Search for a hotel using the map or by user ratings or popularity. From Venere.

Lugano from Monte Salvatore Panorama

One of the attractions of Lugano is to take the funicular up to the top of Lugano's most famous landmark and view the mountain lake dotted with cities along its edge. Here that view is expertly reproduced by Hans Nyberg.

Lugano Festival

The Lugano Fesival is a spring classical music festival held in Lugano.

Estival Jazz

Get information on a summer open air jazz festival in Lugano and surrounding area.

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