Switzerland

Lugano

Switzerland with the accent and appetite of Italy: Lugano curls around its palm-fringed lake beneath the twin sugarloaves of Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore, both climbed by century-old funiculars.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~12h 05m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportAgno (LUG)

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About this place

Swim from the lido, ferry-hop to the impossibly pretty fishing village of Gandria and eat polenta under the arcades of Piazza della Riforma. The lake stays swimmable well into September, when hotel rates soften and the light turns golden. Milan is under an hour by train.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 9°C in January to 27°C in July. Driest December to February; wettest in May, with rain on about 18 days.

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August27° · rain 13 daysWarm and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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