Lugano Sex Guide advises where to find sex , prostitution , hookers , brothels , erotic massage parlors and escorts in Lugano , Switzerland. The population of the city proper was 61, as of December , and the population of the urban agglomeration was over , There are now around 40 sex clubs and brothel in the Lugano area.
Aound 80 per cent of the men who pay for sex in the Lugano area are thought to be Italian who travel there because brothels are illegal over there. Prostitution and other erotica related activities have been documented since the medieval times in Switzerland. During the medieval times, the local community highly tolerated this industry. Although highly tolerated, the sex industry in Switzerland was running illegally until After receiving the legal stamp of approval in , the industry became legal though regulated.
With the legalization, licensed brothels started coming up in major towns of the country Zurich being on the forefront. The players in this industry started advertising their services in major newspapers in the country. You have to be registered to prostitute yourself professionally in Switzerland , which, by law, only EU citizens are allowed to do. Until last year, the Swiss government would turn a blind eye, meaning girls from all over the world but mostly South America and Eastern Europe would flock to its brothels , but since they cracked down, there are only Romanian girls left.
There are 14, officially registered sex workers in Switzerland , with located in Geneva. In Zurich , there are a reported 11 prostitutes per 1, residents. One in Five men between the ages of 20 to 65 in Switzerland has visited a sex worker at least once in their lives.
Street prostitutes in Switzerland come mainly from South America and Africa. There is lots of pickpocketing and drug dealing involved in street prostitution areas, so be aware.
