Family Activities
Your family is going to love holidaying in Lugano - after all, it's a region that packs oodles of adventure, history, sport and culture scenery into every square mile!
When it comes to planning a family break, we know there are lots of important decisions to be made, but you'll find that ticks all the boxes - there's plenty of quality accommodation to suit all budgets, exciting destinations to explore, and, of course, countless attractions and thrilling activities for all ages.
Browse our top picks for family breaks and entertain the kids with lidos, parks to visit and more!
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Ruvigliana
Monte Brè
Appreciate the splendor of Monte Rosa, the Bernese and Vallese Alps as seen from the top of Switzerland's sunniest mountain.
Paradiso
Monte San Salvatore
Just a few steps away from the bustling city, Monte San Salvatore rises majestically to the skies and gives you the opportunity to enjoy a moment of peace while facing the seemingly endless horizon.
Lugano
Parco Ciani
A short walk from the lively center of Lugano lies the Parco Ciani, a destination for many tourists who come there to admire what is considered one of the most beautiful Swiss parks.
Lugano-Carona
Parco San Grato
As soon as you enter these one-of-a-kind botanical gardens you’ll feel you're in an enchanted world where colors and scents make for a truly unforgettable experience.
Rivera
Splash e SPA Tamaro
An oasis of fun and relaxation. Magic and energy meet to provide you with an unforgettable experience full of action and fun, well-being and fantasy. This is Splash&SPA Tamaro, the water park in the canton of Ticino.
Magliaso
Zoo al Maglio
Taste the jungle-feeling ! Over 200 animals from allover the World to watch and experience from very close ! A relaxing place under palm trees with picnic places, barbecues and playgrounds.
Rivera
Adventure Park Monte Tamaro
Located at the middle cableway station, this amazing acrobatic experience comprises 3 routes of varying degrees of difficulty suspended high among magnificent ancient beech trees.
Rivera
Coaster bob Monte Tamaro
An awesome, breathtaking downhill ride on a double bob sled at Alpe Foppa.
Lugano
Cruise & Cook
During a charming cruise on lake Lugano, you will stop on the opposite shore to enjoy a drink on a terrace with a wonderful view of the city.
Cadempino
Fantasilandia
Fantasilandia is the large indoor playground for Ticino, designed for children from 0 to 90 years.
Lugano
Foxtrail Lugano
This enthralling game is aimed at couples, families with children aged 8 and above, groups of friends or corporate excursions.
Astano
Laghetto di Astano
The Astano lake is one of the greatest tourist attractions of Malcantone for all ages.
Iseo
Lama Trekking
A special and memorable excursion that can be done in every season, even if it rains or snows.
Caslano
Minigolf Caslano
Minigolf: the most relaxing sport you can do. The minigolf circuit of Caslano is near the lake Ceresio. 18 holes circuit, trampoline, electric cars and bar.
Capolago
Monte Generoso
Monte Generoso is situated in the heart of a nature park known beyond Switzerland’s borders.
Miglieglia
Monte Lema
Mount Lema is the most majestic summit of Italian Switzerland. Its natural green terrace overlooks the Southern valleys of Ticino, the Lake of Lugano, the Valleys of Luino and of Lake Maggiore.
Brusino Arsizio
Monte San Giorgio
This mountain has a truly rich inner life: rising just under 1100 m in height, the Monte San Giorgio in the sunny south of Ticino has been a Mecca for fossil scientists since the 19th century, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2003.
Rivera
Monte Tamaro
Mount Tamaro is one of the most appreciated spots of the region and supplies Alpine emotions at a stone’s throw from the city.
Lugano
Museo cantonale di storia naturale
The "Museo di storia naturale" is located in Lugano and is a body of the territorial Department of the Canton of Ticino.
Lugano
Museo in Erba
Unique educational museum designed to help children discover art through play, with exhibitions and workshops.
Muzzano
Muzzano lake
The small lake of Muzzano (22 hectares) was acquired by Pro Natura in 1945; over the years, ownership was extended to encompass many more small plots of land scattered along its shores.
Lugano
Parco del Tassino
Parco Tassino, a glorious haven of peace, is graced with lush vegetation thanks to its sundrenched position.
SBB VR
Explore Switzerland in virtual reality with “SBB VR” and win fantastic prizes.
Gandria
Swiss Customs Museum
In a charming corner of Lake Lugano, a few steps from Italy, the Customs Museum illustrates past and present of the management and surveillance of the borders (fight against illegal traffics and forgery, prevention of trade in endangered species, and much more) and tells stories about a region which identity has been always defined by the border.
Melide
Swissminiatur
Swissminiatur is an open-air museum where you can admire the most important Swiss buildings and means of transportation.
Caslano
The Alprose Chocolate Museum
The Alprose chocolate museum presents the world of chocolate from its origin to date. Not to be missed is a visit to the "Nostalgia" shop for a chocolate tasting.
Lugano
Tourist Train Lugano
A wonderful tour of the city on board of the friendly tourist train, “the red Arrow”, travelling along the lake gulf will allow you to discover the highlights of the city and its surroundings as well as Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore funiculars.
Davesco-Soragno
Transfinity VR Entertainment Center Lugano
Transfinity VR Entertainment Center in Lugano is the first Virtual Reality Arcade in Switzerland and one of the few in Europe; at Transfinity you will be catapulted into another world and find it difficult to understand the boundaries between reality and virtual reality.
Lugano
Discovering treasures in the Lugano area
Discover the surroundings of Lugano and its hidden treasures, you will have the opportunity to not only admire beautiful views but above all to get to know the local people, producers of our excellent wines and delicious cheeses, the local handicrafts from ceramics, to the violins handmade by the master luthier up to our impressive alpine horn.
Lugano
Lugano Lake
Lake Lugano is at the southernmost tip of the Tessin, the holiday region south of the ridge of the Alps, and it reaches its arms out into Italy.
Lugano
3D Virtual Tour
Wearing special glasses and following a guided path of augmented reality, you will have the opportunity to live a unique experience finding yourself catapulted into the history of Lugano.
Tesserete
Arena Sportiva
The Aquatic Center Arena Sportiva in Tesserete is immersed in the beautiful green surroundings of Capriasca and offers countless leisure activities in and out of the water and is the starting point for an extensive network of hiking, running or mountain bike trails.
Lugano
Balloon Flights
As swift as the wind, our hot-air balloons travel through the invisible currents of the atmosphere giving you the opportunity to re-enact the flight adventures which the Montgolfier brothers began in 1783.
Lugano
BBQ Boat
BBQ Boat where you can sizzle sausages over an open flame while floating in the water (what could go wrong?)
Lugano-Savosa
Centro Sportivo Valgersa
Swimming pool and water slide, water aerobics and massages, beach volleyball, swim lessons, Football stadium and Athletic track.
Lugano
Guided tours to discover the LAC Cultural Centre
Accompanied by a guide, you have the opportunity to discover LAC the cultural centre through a route that winds through the present and the past.
Agno
Lido di Agno
It is directly situated on the lake of Ceresio, 5 minutes away from the center of Agno and the railway FLP station, as the town of Lugano is only 10 km far.
Caslano
Lido di Caslano
Small picturesque corner made up of beach, garden, beach volleyball court, raft on the lake, well stocked bar and evenings with live music.
Lugano
Lido di Lugano
The Lido offers a sandy beach with the possibility to swim in the lake, a heated lap pool, a medium size swimming pool, a diving pool with a springboard up to 10 meters, a children's swimming pool, a beach volleyball and a football ground.
Lugano-Paradiso
Lido e Piscina Comunale Conca d'Oro
The swimming pool Conca d’Oro is located on the shore of the beautiful Lake Lugano from which you will enjoy a wonderful 180 degree view of the surrounding landscape.
Melide
Lido Melide
The Lido of Melide is a state-of-the-art facility that offers visitors various services in a unique natural environment: direct access to the lake, a children's pool with a slide, an innovative "floating" pool and an amusement aquatic park with inflatables (Wibit).
Lugano
Lido Riva Caccia
A short walk from the City center, the infrastructure is based on floating platforms in the Gulf of Lugano and is frequented by tourists and a loyal local clientele.
Castagnola
Lido San Domenico
The Lido San Domenico offers to visitors an intimate place of outstanding natural beauty with breathtaking view on the lake and on the shore of Caprino.
Lugano
Marionette Museum
The Museum exhibits more than a hundred of these wooden actors which, thanks to Michel and Michèle Poletti, have performed on the international stage since 1966.
Lopagno
Minigolf Lopagno
Minigolf Lopagno is located in Lopagno, a block of the town of Capriasca, at the Casa Don Orione managed by Fondazione San Gottardo.
Carona
Piscina di Carona
Historical swimming pool surrounded by greenery, this place is ideal to escape from the hustle and bustle and immerse yourself in total relaxation.
