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View from Paradiso towards North
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Vista da Paradiso verso Nord
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Lugano (Latin language: "Luganum") is a town (52,993 inhabitants, a total of 130,000 people in the agglomeration) in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The city's warm summers, and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers and successful sports people has given it the nickname of the "Monte Carlo of Switzerland" . It is the 9th biggest city of Switzerland by population. The origin of the name is possibly the Latin word "Lucus", meaning wood or sacred wood, or Gaulish "locovanno" "lake dweller" . Geography: Lugano lies at the edge of Lake Lugano (Italian: "Lago di Lugano" or "Ceresio"), which is situated between the lakes Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como. The city is located where the river Cassarate enters the lake between the Brè (925m) and the San Salvatore (912m) mountains. Demographics: Lugano is the largest town in Ticino. Since its union with some surrounding ... Read more about Lugano on Wikipedia