From Milan, my family and I (3 adults) drove up north from Milan to Lugano to hike at San Salvatore and then to shop at nearby Fox Town. At the Swiss border, we were asked to pay 40 Swiss Francs as motorway tax. We paid in Euro and the border-officer had ready Francs for change. We pasted the sticker inside... More

We reached this place by taking the Bus number 2 from the Lugano Station. It was a 12 minutes travel and then we bought the tickets (we got discounts for having a Swiss day card from our commune). The ride to the top was very nice. We climbed the stairs to the mountain top and the little Church at the... More

We took the funicular train (or was it two of them?) up to the very top of this incredibly steep mountain where the alpine views in almost 360 degrees are mind-boggling, quite literally so if you have any altitude issues from the railing's edge (my daughter went up and looked once, and could not be coaxed into a second glance!).... More

We took the funicalaire up, it cost 24 CHF (two-way ticket). When we got up the view was fantastic! Then we walked to the view points. At them, we noticed a sign stating it takes 1 hour walk back to the middle station. We continued this route from the view points and I must say it was a really nice... More

Very nice. Romantic. Amazing view. Worth visit if you are in Lugano! More