Paradiso
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Lugano Airport (2 mi) - Locarno Airport (12 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (17 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (27 mi)
- Linate Airport (41 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (43 mi)
- Samedan Airport (58 mi)
- Buochs Airport (73 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 96 mi) - Wet Life (amusement park, (22 mi)
- Aqvasport Giussano (amusement park, (24 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (14 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (3 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (14 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.990 and 8.946 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 59' 24" and E 8° 56' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:06 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Paradiso
Paradiso in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a city located in Switzerland about 97 mi (or 157 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Paradiso is now 03:06 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Paradiso, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Monte San Giorgio in Italy at a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 15 mi (or 12 km), South. We saw 6 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lugano, Campione, Brusimpiano, Lanzo d'Intelvi and Pura. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Splendide Royal
Villa Principe Leopoldo
The View Lugano
Lugano Dante Swiss Quality Hotel
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Admiral Lugano
Parco Paradiso
Park Hotel Principe
De La Paix
Best Western Bellevue au Lac
Videos from this area
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Lugano Paradiso -- Lugano
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Lugano City (part 1)
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Trip to Mendrisio and Lugano
Bern, Mendrisio, Logano via Luzern. using digital camera.
Monte Bre - Lugano City
amazing view from Monte Bre mountain - Lugano in lovely sunny day in march 2011. I love this place.
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IBIS Lugano Paradiso
Costruzione Hotel IBIS a Lugano 2012.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union, the pan-European music competition was an inspiration of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the first contest which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Canton of Lugano
Lugano was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, with its capital at Lugano. The canton unified the former Landvogteien of Lugano, Mendrisio, Locarno and Valmaggia. As with the other cantons of the Helvetic Republic, the autonomy of Lugano was very limited, the republic having been founded by Napoleon in order further to centralise power in Switzerland.
Lugano District
The district of Lugano (Italian: Distretto di Lugano also called Luganese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of 143,390 (as of 31 December 2011).
Gentilino
Gentilino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The local Church of Sant'Abbondio (not to be confused with the nearby Swiss municipality of Sant'Abbondio or the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio in Lombard, Italy) is noteworthy for dating from the eleventh century. The cemetery of Sant'Abbondio is the resting place of Hugo Ball, Bruno Walter, and Herman Hesse. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Pambio
Pambio is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The village, formerly a municipality of its own, was merged with neighboring Noranco in 1904 to constitute a new municipality Pambio-Noranco. In 2004, Pambio-Noranco municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Lugano and now forms a quarter of that city.
Pazzallo
Pazzallo is a quarter of the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Pazzallo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. Pazzallo lies on the slopes of Monte San Salvatore, uphill of the independent municipality of Paradiso that forms an exclave within the city of Lugano. Whilst the original nucleus lies on the higher slopes, the lower western slopes, towards the Lugano-Sud junction on the A2 motorway, are now more populous.
Pambio Noranco
Pambio Noranco is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pambio Noranco was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.
Franklin College Switzerland
Franklin College Switzerland is a private, independent, liberal arts college in Switzerland with an enrollment of approximately 450 students. Located in the Italian speaking city of Lugano, Franklin offers Bachelor of Arts degrees that are accredited by both the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States and by the Swiss University Conference in Switzerland.
Monte San Salvatore funicular
The Monte San Salvatore funicular, or Funicolare Monte San Salvatore, is a funicular railway near the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The line links a lower station in the Lugano suburb of Paradiso with an upper station at the summit of the Monte San Salvatore. The top yields a 360° panorama with views of the city, Lake Lugano, Monte Generoso and the Italian enclave of Campione. The line was built in 1890, and originally used an Abt rack rail for braking.
Lugano-Paradiso railway station
Lugano-Paradiso is a railway station in the in the municipality of Paradiso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the Gotthard railway of the Swiss Federal Railways, between Lugano and Chiasso. The station is served by the following passenger trains: The Monte San Salvatore funicular crosses above Lugano-Paradiso railway station on a bridge. Its lower terminal is some 350 metres walk to the north of the station.
Loreto, Switzerland
Loreto is a quarter of the city of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It forms the part of the city which surrounds the shrine of Our Lady of Loreto to the south of the city center, and includes the Lake Lugano waterfront south of the city centre but north of Paradiso. In 2011, it had a population of 3,221.
Sorengo Laghetto railway station
Sorengo Laghetto is a railway station in the municipality of Sorengo in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway (FLP), between Lugano and Ponte Tresa. The station is served by FLP trains on line S60 of the Ticino rapid transit network, which operate every 15 minutes between Lugano and Ponte Tresa, with trains every 30 minutes at weekends and evenings. The station has a single platform, served by trains in both directions.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Paradiso.
- Lugano
- Campione
- Brusimpiano
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Pura
- Porto Ceresio
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Cuasso al Monte
- Marzio
- Cadegliano-Viconago
- Pellio Intelvi
- San Mamete
- Besano
- Saltrio
- Marchirolo
- Ramponio Verna
- Viggiu
- Clivio
- Laino
- Cugliate-Fabiasco
- San Fedele Intelvi
- Casasco Intelvi
- Osteno
- Bisuschio
- Osteno-Claino
- Cremenaga
- Castiglione d'Intelvi
- Ponna Superiore
- Ganna
- Cunardo
Paradiso TI: Lugano, Paradiso TI (source)
Pazzallo: San Salvatore, Pazzallo (source)
Paradiso TI: Lago di Lugano, Società Canottieri Audax di Paradiso, Paradiso TI (source)
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A › South: Lake Lugano − Monte San Salvatore, Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A (source)
Lugano, Lugano (source)
Lugano: Monte San Salvatore, Lugano (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Paradiso TI, Paradis, Paradiso i Sveits, 帕拉迪索
