| Lugano lake Ceresio | |
 | |
Location  | |
| Area type | The needle |
|---|---|
| State | Italy-Switzerland |
| Region | Lombardy-Canton Ticino |
| Territory | Comasco-Varese-District of Lugano-District of Mendrisio |
| Surface | 48.70 km² |
Lugano lake is located between Italy is Switzerland.
To know
Lake Lugano takes its name from the Swiss city of Lugano. In Italian, Lake Lugano will be Ceresio, from Latin Ceresium.
The water level is 271 m a.s.l. It has an area of 48.7 km², of which 30.7 km², approximately 2/3, belong to the Switzerland and 18 km², about 1/3 belong to theItaly. At its deepest point, Lake Lugano is 288m deep.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Lugano - Capital.
- Melide - is located on the north-western shore below Monte San Salvatore, where the Melide dam leads to the lake.
- Porlezza - at the northern end of the lake.
- Riva San Vitale - at the southern end of Lake Lugano on the western side of the valley.
Other destinations
How to get
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Melide
By plane
By car
- Milan-Lakes motorway to Como, then from the Brogeda pass you enter the Swiss territory.
- Milano-Laghi motorway to Varese and then entrance through the Gaggiolo pass.
- Milano-Laghi motorway to Lomazzo or Fino and then entrance through the Bizzarrone pass.
On the train
Como-Mendrisio line.
How to get around
What see
A fossil
Monte San Giorgio
The whole strip close to the southern shore of Lake Lugano is rich in fossils.
1 Monte San Giorgio. On the southern shore of the lake it was in the Triassic, 240 million years ago, in a tropical lagoon. Fossils of fish, reptiles and ammonites, as well as insects and plants have been found in the rock for 150 years. It has been a world heritage site since 2003 UNESCO and was expanded in 2010.
What to do
Shopping
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Lugano lake
Commons contains images or other files on Lugano lake
