LUGANO / WALKING
Lugano City Tour
Start at Lugano station, descend through the historic centre and lakeside, and finish at LAC on a private two-hour walk through the city’s growth, art and deeper stories.
- Location
- Lugano
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Format
- Private
- Price
- CHF 250
Bookings may be cancelled for a full refund at any time up to 72 hours before the scheduled starting time of the experience. To request a refund, email purchases@ceresiotravelcollection.com and include your booking reference. Cancellation requests received less than 72 hours before the scheduled starting time are non-refundable except where our Terms & Conditions or mandatory law provide otherwise. Terms & Conditions
ON THE WAY
Highlights of the walk
A glimpse of this two-hour journey from Lugano station through the historic centre, Parco Ciani and the lakeside, finishing at LAC.
Begin above the city at the station, whose railway connections helped shape Lugano’s growth and its changing relationship with Switzerland and Europe.
Descend from the station to the cathedral’s Renaissance façade and terrace for a broad perspective over the historic centre.
Pause at Lugano’s historic salon, known for its elegant rooms and for playing a pivotal role during the Second World War.
Pause in Lugano’s elegant civic square, framed by pastel façades, cafés and the Palazzo Civico.
Follow shaded paths through Lugano’s lakeside garden, with mature trees, sculptures and open views across the water.
The former Kursaal on this site was more than a casino: it was a theatre and cultural venue with a deeper history, including hosting the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.
Walk beneath centuries-old arcades along Lugano’s best-known shopping street, linking the lakeside with the old town.
Step inside to see Bernardino Luini’s celebrated Renaissance fresco, one of Ticino’s defining works of art.
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Finish at LAC, one of Ticino’s newest major cultural additions, where contemporary architecture opens onto the waterfront.
Photography & licences
These real photographs are sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Public-domain works are unrestricted; Creative Commons images are credited below and displayed with web sizing/cropping.
- Lugano railway station — Hp.Baumeler — CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Cathedral of San Lorenzo — Swiss79 — Public domain.
- Grand Café Al Porto — Böhringer Friedrich — CC BY-SA 3.0 AT.
- Piazza della Riforma — Massimo Macconi — Public domain.
- Parco Ciani — Francesco Piraneo G. — CC BY 3.0.
- Casinò Lugano — Elliott Brown — CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Via Nassa — Yasser Alghofily — CC BY 2.0.
- Santa Maria degli Angioli — Laurom — Public domain.
- LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra — CC BY 2.0.
Tour information sources
Historical and cultural details are drawn from the official and reference sources below.