Lugano
Things to see and do
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Lugano :
Unmissable tourist sites
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Lugano Hotel tips
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Hotel Zurigo from120 CHF
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Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano from94 CHF
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Acquarello Swiss Quality Hotel from85 CHF
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Lugano Travel guide
Lugano
: Michelin's recommendations
The "Queen of Ceresio" stretches to the end of a harmonious bay framed by the wooded Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore. Lugano faces south and is a health and tourist resort that is particularly popular in Spring and Autumn. It offers numerous leisure activities and is ideally located for visiting lakes Maggiore, Como and Lugano.
Tourist attractions Lugano : Things to see and do
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Old Town
Piazza della Riforma CH - 6900 Lugano
The little pedestrian streets and sloping streets are a paradise for those who want to go shopping or just window shop. Via Nassa, with its arcades lined with elegant shops is the main street. It leads to Piazza della Riforma, a vast and busy square ..
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Cathedral of San Lorenzo
Via Borghetto CH - 6900 Lugano
The cathedral of St Laurence has an elegant façade with three portals with fine Renaissance motifs. In the right bas-côté, note the chapel of Our Lady of Graces, a fine example of Baroque decoration. At the end of this is a marble tabernacle by the R..
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Church of Ste Marie des Anges
Piazza Luini CH - 6900 Lugano
This convent church was begun in 1499 and has three of the finest frescos by Bernardo Luini (c. 1480-1532). The most impressive fresco decorates the enclosure separating the choir from the nave and shows the Passion. In the first chapel to the right,..
Hotels Lugano
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Hotel Zurigo
Corso Pestalozzi 13 CH - 6900 Lugano
Housed in a historic building, Hotel Zurigo is located in the centre of Lugano right opposite the Lugano Centro Bus Stop and offers you en-suite rooms with free Wi-Fi. The hotel has an underground car park. Lake Lugano is just 300 metres away and wi..
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Hotel Gabbani
Piazza Cioccaro 1 CH - 6900 Lugano
Prix Prices from : 195 CHF
Offering stylish rooms with free Wi-Fi, the design Hotel Gabbani is centrally set on Lugano‘s Piazza Cioccaro Square. The Main Train Station is reachable by the city cable car, only 50 metres away. Civico Park and the shores of Lake Lugano are only 2..
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Acquarello Swiss Quality Hotel
Piazza Cioccaro 9 CH - 6900 Lugano
The Hotel Acquarello is located in the Old Town of Lugano, right at the lower terminus of the funicular connecting the centre to the main railway station. Some rooms have a balcony and offer views over the roofs of Lugano. The multi-lingual staff i..
Restaurants Lugano
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Bottegone del vino
via Magatti 3 CH - 6900 Lugano
The convivial atmosphere of the restaurant is enhanced by its large, well-laid tables; menus offer culinary specialties, cheeses and salami and a choice of some 100 wines that can be bought by the glass.
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Villa Saroli
viale Stefano Franscini 8 CH - 6900 Lugano
Sober colours and elegantly modern atmosphere, created from high-quality wood and granite, in a restaurant that bears the name of an old villa from the early 1900s. On the menu: Mediterranean dishes with a contemporary twist.
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International au Lac
via Nassa 68 CH - 6901 Lugano
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Federale
via Paolo Regazzoni 8 CH - 6900 Lugano
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Parq
via Lucchini 1 CH - 6900 Lugano
Japan meets Europe in this modern, trendy restaurant. Sushi, sashimi and maki are featured alongside Italian pasta, French influenced dishes and classic Mediterranean fare.
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Cyrano
corso Pestalozzi 27 CH - 6900 Lugano
Modern well-lit restaurant. The cuisine is regional and Italian; it is based on seasonal dishes and is much sought after. A touch of creativity accompanies every dish!

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