The Cassarate suburb in the east of Lugano is the springboard for another ride to the top of a mountain.
Clattering up the mountainside since 1912, the funicular railway has a maximum incline of 60.5% and more of a vintage feel than San Salvatore, even though it’s actually newer.
At the summit, 925 metres above sea level, there are two restaurants and you can survey Lugano and the landscape as far as Italy.
