Churches

Lugano via Cattedrale – SAN LORENZO – Cathedral with facade early Renaissance period (1517). Inside frescoes from the 14th to the 16th century on the pilasters

Lugano piazza B. Luini – SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGIOLI – Church with famous frescoes by Bernardino Luini, the “Crucifixion” and “The Lord’s Supper” (1529)

Lugano Piazza Dante – SANT’ANTONIO – Baroque, paintings by Petrini

Lugano Corso Elvezia – BASILICA SACRO CUORE – Romanesque-Lombard style 1922-27. Crypt of Bishop Bacciarini

Castagnola piazza San Giorgio 1 – SAN GIORGIO – Church of the 17th century with frescoes and stuccoworks from the 18th century. Beautiful view

Gentilino – SANT’ABBONDIO – Church and cemetery with the graves of Hermann Hesse, Bruno Walter and Hugo Ball

Bigorio – CONVENT SANTA MARIA DEL BIGORIO – It was built in 1535

Ponte Capriasca – SANT’AMBROGIO – With a famous fresco copy of the “Last Supper” by Leonardo Da Vinci (around 1547)

Morcote – SANTA MARIA DEL SASSO – Old steps leading to the church. Cemetery with the tombs of Eugene d’Albert, Moissi, Baklanoff

Tesserete – SANTO STEFANO – Romanesque building with a Baroque choir. Frescoes from the 15th century

Miglieglia – SANTO STEFANO – With frescoes of great value from 1511. Romanesque belfry. National monument

Riva San Vitale – BAPTISTERY – One of the oldest placet of Christianity, dates back to the 5th century; inside the riund font, from the Middle Ages and frescoes date back to the end the 12th century. SANTA CROCE, this church with a central paln and three chapels was built at the end of the 16th century by order of the family Della Croce. The internal frescoes are of particular interest.