Discover Ticino
The places that make Lugano worth slowing down for.
Monte San Salvatore
The sugarloaf mountain. Take the funicular up, walk down through chestnut forests.
Gandria
A car-free village clinging to the hillside. Reach it by boat and stay for lunch.
Parco Ciani
Lugano's lakeside park. Magnolias, fountains, and the best free view in Ticino.
Lake boat to Morcote
Voted Switzerland's most beautiful village. The boat ride there is half the magic.
Monte Brè
The sunniest mountain in Switzerland. The artists' village at the top has barely changed.
Via Nassa
Lugano's arcaded shopping street. Better for gelato and people-watching than shopping.
Swissminiatur
All of Switzerland in miniature. Delightfully odd and somehow moving.
Olive trail to Gandria
A lakeside walk through olive groves. Mediterranean Switzerland at its quietest.