"A picturesque old town on Ceresio lake" Morcote by dabuwan

Morcote Travel Guide: 11 reviews and 23 photos

Morcote is a small town in Canton Ticino, the southern, italian speaking, region of Switzerland.
It is located about 20 kms south of Lugano, close to the border with Italy, on beautiful Ceresio lake.
It is a picturesque medieval town with quaint small streets and a nice arcade, and it is a favourite spot for a daytrip by boat from Lugano.

Last visit to Morcote: Apr 2003
Intro Updated Apr 18, 2003
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Reviews (6)

By boat is easier Transportation (1)

Getting to Morcote by car can be time consuming. If you are visiting from Lugano on a daytrip, you can better take the... more travel advice

Hotel Carina Hotels (1)

Hotel Carina is a good hotel in central Morcote, overlooking the lake. It has its own restaurant and a small pool. more travel advice

The arcade Things to Do (4)

There is a beautiful old arcade in Morcote, that runs parallel to the lake shore. It has a wonderful wooden ceiling and... more travel advice

The bell tower of S. Maria al Sasso - Morcote

Santa Maria al Sasso church Things to Do (4)

This large beautiful church is a bit uphill from the lake: you have to climb a stair with a few hundred steps to reach... more travel advice

Comments (6)

globetrott Nov 11, 2003 at 4:11 PM Report Abuse

A lovely place, I have never heared of. Unfortunately I never came that far into the south of Switzerland :-((
sandysmith May 17, 2003 at 2:21 PM Report Abuse

OH, I'd like to visit here :-)
tini58de May 13, 2003 at 12:49 AM Report Abuse

Lovely page of a lovely place! It is great to discover a place like this (in real life and on VT, too!!!)
kenHuocj Apr 27, 2003 at 9:17 PM Report Abuse

An unusually well hidden destination ;-)))
d_d Apr 23, 2003 at 9:02 AM Report Abuse

...e beh... Morcote...
cbeaujean Apr 22, 2003 at 6:15 AM Report Abuse

as it seems,you love and enjoy places on the edge of lakes,rivers and seas waters!tks for sharing with us romantic morcote and international ceresio lake!