Tag: lugano
Campione d’Italia
Before I forgot about this place we visited in Easter, I’d better post it. Campione d’Italia is a small village that is a part of Italy but is surrounded on all sides by Switzerland except the lake front. Someone told us that it is a duty free zone and it might explain the massive casino…
Monte Bre by Funicolare
On our last day in Lugano, the sun came back out but it was still cold. We took another funicular railway up to Monte Bre located on the other side of Lugano, across from Monte San Savatore. There are many hiking trails around this mountain and the view of the Alps are perhaps a bit…
Lugano at dusk
These were taken near a stretch of the lake front near our hotel. It shows Lugano center (above), Castagnola (below), Paradiso (with its brightly lit funicular railway going up to Monte San Salvatore), and Campione d’Italia (with a casino). Castagnola Paradiso Campione d’Italia
Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli
The Church of St Mary of the Angels (Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli, no English version) was next to our hotel and in front of our room window. It was built in 1500, partially demolished, and rebuilt in the 1800’s. It is famous not for its architecture but for its frescoes painted during the Renaissance period. Covering almost…