For Easter 2019 Tanya and I whittled our options for places to go — we wanted somewhere reachable by train, different but close, and preferably with a lake. In the end one destination stood out, and luckily for us we found somewhere to stay at the very last minute. We went to Lake Lugano and to a tiny town on its far shore called Brusino Arsizio.
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Monte Brè above Lugano. |
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Lago di Lugano. |
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Tanya loves balconies and lake views. |
Once there we spent a lovely few days just chilling out. I’m drawn to high viewpoints like a moth to a bright light, so we took a little cog raily up Monte Generoso one day, and on another we checked out the viewpoint at Monte Lema, from where you can see down to Lago Maggiore.
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The view from Monte Generoso. |
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Blooming crocus. |
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The little town of Brusino Arsizio, where we stayed. |
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Lago di Lugano from Monte Lema. |
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At Monte Lema. |
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Crocus flowers on Monte Lema. |
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We also explored the gorgeous villages around the lake, including the particularly charming town of Gandria which is set on a steep section above the lake. The towns were filled with heavy traffic and bedecked with flowers for the spring. It was a fantastic few days in the south of Switzerland!
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Flowers in Lugano. |
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Helidon Xhixha’s Reflections of Light in Lugano. |
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Monte San Salvatore. |
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Gorgeous!!