Lugano

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Day 1

Lugano Walk (Rick Steves self-guided tour)

1.      Take the funicular down from the train station to the town’s waterfront

2.      Piazza Cioccaro (at the base of the funicular) – Starting point for tour

3.      Via Pessina

4.      Grand Cafè al Porto

5.      Piazza della Riforma

6.      Via Canova – City park

7.      Piazza Indipendenza

8.      Campione d’Italia

9.      Via Massa

10.   Church of St. Mary of the Angels (Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angioli)

11.   Giardino Belvedere

12.   Weggisgasse

13.   Sternenplatz

Cruising Lake Lugano  – www.lakelugano.ch

Day 2

Chocolate Excursion – Alprose Chocolate Factory – www.alprose.ch

Take the S60 suburban train from Lugano to Caslano and then a 5 minute walk to the factory.

Half-Day Gandia and Monte Brè

1.      Take the boat from Lugano to Gandria

2.      Hike from Gandria on the olive grove trail (sentiero dell’Olivo for 1.5 hrs back to Monte Brè or take a bus

3.      Ride funicular to the summit

4.      With the playground on your left and the lake to your right, follow the wooden fence into the shaded         forest – within 20 minutes you’ll reach the tiny village of Brè.

5.      Ride bus #12 from the parking lot next to the church back to Lugano Centro (20 minutes)

Notes:

§  Lugano train station is up on a hill. Take the funicular down to the city

§  Manor department store has a food court at a reasonable price

§  Go to the gourmet food shop D. Gabbani – good food