Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 50 out of 51 hikers
Porto Ceresio was mentioned in writing as a former fishing village as early as the 13th century. Later Italian parishes and administrative districts built various church and sacred buildings here. Over the centuries, artists, sculptors and painters have made Porto Ceresio famous beyond the borders of Italy as the place of origin for internationally recognized crafts and art.
As the southernmost town on Lake Lugano, Porto Ceresio, like the entire region around Lake Lugano, benefits from the mild climate influenced by the Mediterranean. This ensures the lush, deep green vegetation of the landscape and water temperatures of 24 degrees C ° and 28 degrees C ° air temperature in summer. Although Porto Ceresio is still far from the structures of mass tourism, more and more connoisseurs and tourists appreciate the unique beauty of this region.
January 13, 2020
Porto Ceresio is a village on Lake Ceresio, which offers a beautiful pedestrian promenade suitable for families and wheelchairs. On the way there are bars, pizzerias, beaches from which to enjoy the lake in all its nuances, from early morning to late evening
July 18, 2022
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