Free Walking City Tour Lugano

This tour is designed to let you know all the most important things about my city Lugano.
Starting from Piazza Bernardino Luini we will walk through the historic center until we reach Ciani Park where the tour ends.
We will walk through the street of luxury knowing its history, continue to the squares, the city hall building.
I will tell you about our history and the many anecdotes related to these corners.
You will find out where you can buy chocolate, Swiss cheese, watches and Swiss army knives.
Our local cuisine and where to enjoy it in one of the many restaurants downtown.

The walking tour takes 90 minutes. The route is all on level ground. Wear comfortable shoes. The walk is about 2 km, about 1.24 miles
Meeting place Piazza Bernardino Luini where the Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli and the Louis Vuitton store in Lugano are located.
Google map 46.000156, 8.949477
The tour guide who will lead you will be easily recognizable with a Free Walking Tours Lugano logo.

Lugano Instagram Tour

We will discover five Lugano Instagrammable places in the city.In this tour some general information about Lugano is given without going in depth being more important to know the most beautiful places for your photos and leave a few minutes in each place to take memorable photos and videos.

This tour has the duration of 60 minutes. It is organized in the morning or late afternoon to get the best light.The tour route is about 1.6 km, approximately 1 mile. Half of the tour is downhill 220 steps  in san pietrini, cubic stone used for road pavement.

Meeting place Lugano train station at station square, bus stop lane B, facing the main hall. Google map 46.005050, 8.947326

The tour guide who will lead you will be easily recognizable with a Free Walking Tours Lugano logo.

Free Walking Tour City Night Lugano

This tour is dedicated to the city of Lugano at sunset.
Discover the history and its illuminated monuments, let yourself be enveloped by the charm of the night.

The walking tour takes 90 minutes. The route is all on level ground. Wear comfortable shoes. The walk is about 2 km, about 1.24 miles
Meeting place Piazza Bernardino Luini where the Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli and the Louis Vuitton store in Lugano are located.
Google map 46.000156, 8.949477
The tour guide who will lead you will be easily recognizable with a Free Walking Tours Lugano logo.

Lugano Orientation Tour

Lugano in an hour discovering the city’s strategic and most symbolic points.

Duration 60 minutes
Departure Lugano central station, arrival Piazza San Bernardino Luini. Or by request departure from Piazza San Bernardino Luini with arrival at Piazza della Riforma, this option is all flat walking.
Bring comfortable shoes. Approximately 220 steps to walk down towards the city center.

Free Walking City Night Tour in Bellinzona

Saturday market and the castles of Bellinzona

This tour departing from the train station tells the story of Bellinzona while adding the most interesting aspects of Ticino’s local dishes. Cheeses, salami, chestnuts, polenta.
During the tour at the market you can buy the delicious products directly from the stalls.
The tour ends at Castelgrande a UNESCO world heritage site where independently it is possible to stop and eat what was purchased for those who wish.

Free Walking Tour Gandria

Gandria has been a fishing village since its creation about eight centuries ago. The only available road was opened in 1934. Today it is nice to get lost in the narrow alleys of the village to discover enchanting corners and its interesting history. Greece has Santorini, Switzerland has Gandria!

Meeting point last bus stop for Gandria near the parish church. Google map 46.005668, 9.003100
Arrival point boat landing stage departure for Lugano.
Bring comfortable shoes many steps, it’s all up and down.
Tour takes 90 minutes

Free Walking Tour Morcote

Discovering Morcote this ancient fishing village named among the most beautiful villages in Switzerland.
Its fellow citizens have made Europe beautiful over the centuries. Venice, Moscow, Rome, Constantinople all embellished thanks to their genius.
We will walk through the alleys of the village to reach the parish church, Scherrer Park and more.

Meeting point boat landing stage, google map 45.922800, 8.917129
Route about 2 km walking up and down the village
Bring comfortable shoes, many steps.
Duration 90 minutes.