Hi, we are planning a trip for late April/early May to Switzerland. Has anyone done Lugano and the Italian lakes with young children (4 and 1)? If so, any recommendations on where to stay or general recommendations? Thanks!
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St augustine, Florida, United States
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I just did Como with kids last June. It was sublime. We based out of Bellagio and true to your trip format we flew into Zurich and then made our way through the Swiss Alps to the Italian side. Ultimately we went, Zurich>Lauterbrunnen>Murren>Bellagio>Vicenza>Venice, so we flew into Zurich and out of Venice. Sadly I can't comment too much on Lugano as we didn't stop there, but we nearly did transit through Lugano. We rented a car and drop the entire first leg until we hit Bellagio where we return the car and then took a bus to Bellagio (maybe 30-45 minutes).
Our children are older (6 & 7) and we mostly stayed in Airbnb/Apartments booked through booking.com. Bellagio is a place I would highly recommend staying, but not a great place for strollers because most of the streets are staircases. Ground floor apartments will likely be your friend and so will a rental car if you will have a stroller.