Yet another of the wonderful lakes of Lombardy is the deep Lake Lugano named after the charming and authentic city, Lugano, that, with the old winding streets full of life, shops and world-class art museums, is a fairly special experience. The city also offers beautiful parks; or how about a trip in the cable car from the city to some of the surrounding mountains? The city provides great opportunities of eventful and relaxing hours. Trips to the neighbouring cities, Porlezza, Corrido and Carlazzo, are recommendable.

The landscape of Lake Lugano

The beautiful landscape has been used in shootings of a number of films. And it is almost impossible not to be fascinated by the deep, blue lake surrounded by green hillsides. To the east, you will find the 750 m Brunate Mountain. The top of this mountain is connected to the valley by a more than hundred years old cog wheel way.

In the winter, the skiing season starts late in November and lasts until March.

Large cities near Lake Lugano: Lugano and Porlezza

In Lugano, you will find an interesting local history museum, Museo Cantonale de Storia Naturale. Here, you will find exhibitions from the flora and fauna of the area as well as other interesting findings from nature. You will find a number of boat trips on the lake with departure from Lugano. On some trips, lunch is included and on others, there will be stops of some length at the different calls to make time for shopping.

You should also visit the small town, Porlezza, and experience the very beautiful church, San Vittore, with a fantastically beautiful interior.

Tourist attractions by Lake Lugano

Near the lake, you will find the fashionable Casinò di Campione where an amusing and exciting evening is awaiting people who like to play games.

If you like sweet things, you should go to the museum of chocolate, Museo del Cioccolato Alprose, in the town Caslano.

In the botanical garden in San Grato, you will find the largest collections of azaleas, rhododendrons as well as other interesting species of plants. From the garden, there is also a stunning view of the mountain ridges in the Alps.

Sports activities at Lake Lugano

The lake and its surroundings offer many possibilities of activities, e.g. several types of water sports, fishing, horseback riding, golfing, biking and hiking as well as tennis playing.

Gastronomic characteristics of the area around Lake Lugano

Near Lake Lugano, you will find some typical regional dishes which are, however, famous all over Italy, e.g. the polenta, and Vitello Tonnato, which is cold veal served with sauce made of tuna and capers as well as Minestrone di Zucca Gialla, a minestrone soup with yellow courgettes.

Enjoy with this a glass of wine made from the grape, Pinot Nero.

The climate at Lake Lugano

The climate is mild, but influenced by the fact that the area is located close to another climate zone, but the summers are mild with temperatures reaching 28 degrees in the daytime.