LUGANO - Day 7 - september 25, 2022

This morning we had a relaxing lake front breakfast in Lugano. We took a fairly long walk around Lugano with Mario our guide. We visited the Santa Maria delgi Angeli. The Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is the most important church of Lugano. It contains the famous Renaissance fresco of the Passion and the Crucifixion by the Italian artist Bernardino Luini. We have a retired Catholic priest on our tour with us and it is very interesting to hear what Reverend Jim thinks of places that we visit!

Renaissance fresco of the Passion and the Crucifixion by the Italian artist Bernardino Luini

After our walk, we took a boat ride on Lake Lugano with a nice wine tasting - the area is known for its white Merlot. We had lunch at a grotto on the far shore of the lake. The grottos are small restaurants on the shore of the lake that does not see the sun during the summer due to a large mountain and is very popular in the summer when the rest of the area gets quite warm. The grotto that we ate at was Grotto Dei Pescatori, it was a simple lunch, but was one the best we had.

Lugano, Switzerland

Wine Tasting, Lake Lugano, Switzerland