Mendrisio is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio during the winter
Classicist Church of SS. Cosma e Damiano
Casa Croci, a villa built in 1873 as the town grew wealthy from factories.
Mendrisio in the early 70s
Lugano is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population of 62,315, and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the ninth largest Swiss city.
The bay of Lugano at sunset
Fresco by Bernardino Luini, 1529
The 15th century Cathedral of San Lorenzo is now the seat of the Diocese of Lugano
Interior of Lugano Cathedral, built in the 15th century