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The luxuriously decorated nave of Cattedrale
         San Lorenzo in Lugano, with intricate frescos


                                    Replacing an earlier Gothic church, San
                                    Rocco, with its Baroque high altar, was
     V I A   M A G AT T I           built after the plague that swept through
                                    the city in 1528.


           V I A   V E G E Z Z I
                                                Palazzo dei Congressi
                                                conference centre, built
                                                in 1975, is set in a park
                                                with fountains and
                                                modern statuary.






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                                           Built in the 17th
                                           century and
                                           remodelled in the
       0 metres  30  N                     mid-19th, Villa Ciani
                                           is a focal point for
       0 yards  30                         special events.



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