Lugano

Lugano is located 145 mi/235 km south of Zurich which has the gaiety and romance of Italy, encased in a Swiss precision watch. It's situated on beautiful Lake Lugano between Mt. San Salvatore and Mt. Bre. The main attraction is the Villa Favorita which has the most remarkable art collection in the world after Queen Elizabeth's. The collection of 800 paintings have been moved to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. Also the town of Bellinzona with three impressive castles makes a nice trip, where an open-air market on Saturday.