Visited lugano for 2 days, took a boat trip out during the afternoon, the lake and the scenery was peace and charming, also stopover at the small village of Gandria, with small stone-like houses makes it very pictures tic and relaxing after 2 hours of train journey from Luzern. Switzerland is an Beautiful country with so much great scenery to... More

We purchased the 3 day Lugano regional pass and found it very good value for the boats alone. We used the pass to spend a full day on the boats covering the majority of the lake, with a morning trip with an hour at the small village of Gandria. This was followed by the Lunch cruise. We had a main... More

Spent more than a year in Lugano, left in August 2011. I could say there are two periods there: 1. Middle of October-End of March when somehow everything seems to be empty. 2. April-Middle of October when people are ALL over. During this time, there is music all over the town often, some concerts, many and I mean MANY tourists...... More

This cute little picturesque town is only 14 km from Lugano center and is deinitely worth visiting. The town is dominated by a big and beautiful church which you have to climb to reach, but its worth the climb. the view from the top of lake and mountains is breathtaking and the church and grounds are unique. Climb up to... More

Switzerland is well worth a visit but is quite expensive. Take advantage of the amazing train system and purchase a rail voucher to cover the areas you wish to visit. Do make sure you keep your wallet or other valuables in as safe place on your person as I had my wallet stolen from my back-pack in a busy lane... More