Lugano, Switzerland Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

With its compact cluster of Italianate piazzas and extensive tree-lined promenades, LUGANO is the most alluring of Ticino's lake resorts, less touristic than Locarno but with, if anything, double the chic. Centre of town is Piazza della Riforma , a huge café-lined square metres from the exceptionally beautiful Lago di Lugano. Through the maze of steep lanes northwest of Riforma, Via Cattedrale dog-legs up to Cattedrale San Lorenzo , characterized by a fine Renaissance portal, fragments of interior frescoes, and spectacular views from its terrace. Also from Riforma, narrow Via Nassa – home … more »