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Lugano is an hour train ride from Locarno. It is the largest city in Ticino. It is on Lake Lugano, which is all in Switzerland whereas Lake Maggiore, where Locarno is located, is almost all in Italy. While there we took a brief cruise around part of the lake.

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Lugano Area


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the funicular tunnel from the Lugano train station down into the town

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some of the grounds of a very nice city park along the lake front

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a typical street in the city center

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a fresco in Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli. (Bernardino Luini - 1529)

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another fresco by Bernardino Luini in Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli

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we took a funicular up to Monte San Salvatore (~3000 feet). Lake Lugano in the background

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Lugano from Monte San Salvatore

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a good view of Lake Lugano

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another view from Monte San Salvatore

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the cog railway to Monte Generoso (~5230 ft), south of Lugano

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Lake Lugano below; can just see the causway that was clear three photos back

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the Jungfraujoch in the distance! (impressive for those of us who have been there)

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lake Lugano from the boat ride

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the town of Gandria on Lake Lugano

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a hotel hanging out the wash

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attractive house on the lake

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a chess game in Lugano

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another chess game in Lugano


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