Paradiso is located at the foot, and up the lower slopes, of Monte San Salvatore, on the shores Lake Lugano.
The municipality consists of the village of Paradiso, which is made up of the sections of Calprino, Guidino, Fontana and Morchino.

Paradiso has an area, as of 1997, of 0.89 square kilometers (0.34 sq mi).
 Of this area, 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 36.0% is forested.
  Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 58.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 33.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 20.2%.
 Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.4%.
 Out of the forested land, 30.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.
 Of the agricultural land, 2.2% is used for growing crops, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops and 33.7% is used for alpine pastures.
 All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
Paradiso is located at the foot, and up the lower slopes, of Monte San Salvatore, on the shores Lake Lugano. The municipality consists of the village of Paradiso, which is made up of the sections of Calprino, Guidino, Fontana and Morchino.
Paradiso has an area, as of 1997, of 0.89 square kilometers (0.34 sq mi).  Of this area, 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 36.0% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 58.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 33.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 20.2%.  Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.4%.  Out of the forested land, 30.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 2.2% is used for growing crops, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops and 33.7% is used for alpine pastures.  All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
Paradiso, Ticino