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Lugano Destination Guide

Explore Lugano in Switzerland

Lugano in the region of Ticino with its 26,365 inhabitants is a town in Switzerland - some 97 mi or ( 156 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lugano

Current time in Lugano is now 03:41 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Pregassona, Massagno, Castagnola, Munich, and Aix-en-Provence. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Pregassona . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lugano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Croazia in barca a vela introduzione

5:23 min by Dario Silvestro
Views: 21975 Rating: 4.84

La mia passione per la vela; preparazione del viaggio ..

Lugano city in winter (Lugano in inverno)

6:07 min by alexthebullo
Views: 11468 Rating: 5.00

Lugano city in winter. Thanks for watching. ..


What song are you listening to? Lugano, Switzerland

5:45 min by rekuss2
Views: 3935 Rating: 4.92

we wanted to promote the little city we currently live in, through an already popular idea. thank you tyler cullen! track list: 1. Jason Derulo - IT girl 2. Fischerspooner - Emerge 3. Caparezza - Vien ..

MA CHE VIAGGIO STRANO

5:31 min by SemplycementeFabyola
Views: 1752 Rating: 3.00

concerto a lugano di semplycemente fabyola ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Advanced Learning and Research Institute

Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI) is a privately sponsored graduate school on the 4th floor of the main building of the University of Lugano, in Switzerland. The single program course available is Embedded System Design, diverging into the R&D or Business branch. Two years are required for a Master's degree, one year for a Master's of Advanced Studies (MAS). The primary language of instruction is English.

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Located at 46.01 8.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1999 establishments in Switzerland, Education in Ticino, Educational institutions established in 1999, Universities in Switzerland

University of Lugano

Università della Svizzera italiana (USI, literally University of Italian Switzerland) is a public university located in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 1996. USI has four faculties (schools), and follows the European standard of three-year undergraduate studies and two-year master's (in Italian or English).

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Located at 46.01 8.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ticino, Education in Ticino, Educational institutions established in 1996, Lugano, Universities in Switzerland

Cassarate

Cassarate is a village on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, to the east of the outfall of the Cassarate River, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Castagnola-Cassarate was an independent municipality under the name Castagnola.

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Located at 46.01 8.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Lugano, Populated places on Lake Lugano, Villages in Ticino

Pregassona

Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pregassona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. The name Pregassona comes from a contraction of the local dialect for "near the Cassone"; the Cassone is a small river that flows through the village.

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Located at 46.02 8.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Districts of Lugano, Former municipalities of Ticino

Eurovision Song Contest 1956

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union, the pan-European music competition was an inspiration of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the first contest which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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Located at 46.00 8.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1956 in Switzerland, 1956 in music, Eurovision Song Contest by year, Music in Lugano

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Lugano