Gandria is a small picturesque village on the shore of Lake Lugano in Switzerland. Lake Lugano ( Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a Lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Lake Lugano ( Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a Lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation With about 200 inhabitants, it is often referred to as an independent town, though it is technically a quartiere of Lugano. A quartiere (plural quartieri) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns Lugano ( Latin language: Luganum) is a town (52993 inhabitants a total of 130000 people in the agglomeration in the south of Switzerland, in the Boat service between Gandria and other towns on the lake is regular, and it is also possible to walk from Gandria to Lugano and other surrounding cities via a publicly maintained footpath. The olive path between Gandria and Castagnola leads along fields of olive trees and offers a splendid view of the Lake of Lugano. The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Castagnola is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Until 2004, Gandria disposed of its sewage directly into the lake; as an independent commune, running pipes to the nearest sewage treatment plane would have been prohibitively expensive. In 2004, Gandria voted to become a quartiere of Lugano, and with a grant from the larger city, the pipeline was begun, due to be finished in several years' time.
External links
- Official homepage
- Scenic village reveals its murky side - Sewage and Gandria