Monte Brè (925 m) is a small
mountain
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east of
Lugano
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on the flank of Monte Boglia (1,516 m) with a view of the bay of Lugano and the
Pennine Alps
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and the
Bernese Alps
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. It is considered one of the sunniest points in
Switzerland
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.
Since 1912, the
Monte Brè funicular
The Monte Brè funicular, or ''Funicolare Cassarate - Monte Brè'', is a funicular railway in the city of Lugano in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Ticino. The line links a lower station in the Lugano suburb of Cassarate with an upper statio ...
has led from Lugano
Cassarate
Cassarate is a village on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, to the east of the outfall of the Cassarate River, in the Swiss canton of Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the C ...
to Monte Brè.
Brè Village
The
village of Brè (800 m; population 300) lies on the eastern slope of Monte Brè and is connected to Lugano by bus service.
The village shows the typical
Ticinese architectural style. The traditional communal washing fountain or "Lavatoio" is still preserved. In the center of the old village is the "Path of Art" with notable artists.
The
Wilhelm Schmid Museum was the residence of the artist (1892–1971) and today contains a collection of his works. Schmid was the only Swiss painter of the northern
Magical Realism
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style.
See also
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
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* http://www.monte-bre.ch
* http://www.montebre.ch - Funicular
Web site of the Lugano MonteBreMonte Brè on Hikr
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