Bart if you go to the casino, you should check now about what the proper attire is to gain entrance even for the bar. Hope the book I suggested has been helpful for your planning. Wondering why south of France when there is so much to see in the Lugano area ?
Bart if you go to the casino, you should check now about what the proper attire is to gain entrance even for the bar. Hope the book I suggested has been helpful for your planning. Wondering why south of France when there is so much to see in the Lugano area ?
And pay special attention to the attire as per the time of the day. I must have sifted through conflicting information for hours and hours on the proper attire so as to not get turned away. I was particularly concerned about the comments about men being required to wear a jacket. Some locations stated jackets required for men; some people said they or others entered in jean shorts and t shirts (I didn't see anyone that casual) and It did seem as if it was more "dressy" at night from everything I read. But the more i researched the more it got confusing because nothing was consistent. As an FYI from my personal experience, we went after dinner and I don't remember exactly what others were wearing, I know at least some were "only" in golf shirts and nice shorts. We were dressed pretty nicely (nice pants and button down dress shirt for me and a dress for GM) but I did not have a jacket on and am not sure if anyone else did either. I wouldn't risk shorts or short sleeves if at night out of being cautious (and definitely not if you want to pay another fee to enter the "semi-private" casino in the back, but they probably would not turn you away if that was how you were dressed. It just seemed they were mostly just concerned with collecting the fee from people to enter.
It's more to accommodate my daughter. She's actually doing the first few days of her break in Greece (or Croatia....not determined yet!!). The current plan is to do Nice and Cote d'Azur (and maybe some inland stuff) for 4 or 5 days and then either hit Milan on the way back, or somewhere in Switzerland, and then while she's back in class, I'll do the Lugano region for a day or two during the days, and meet up with her for dinner. That's a very rough sketch. I need to really dig into the planning, but flights are booked so at least that part is firmed up.
But if you have any info or tips on the Lugano area, I'm all ears. Thanks!