A guided tour of the bustling Locarno, home of the famous International Film Festival and Moon & Stars Open-Air Music Festival. Walking along the lake, through its magnificent Piazza Grande and the picturesque narrow streets, discover the beauty of a city bathed in a Mediterranean climate, appreciated since ancient times and chosen by the Romans […]
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Cardada and Cimetta – Downhill Hike From Locarno, with the aerial cableway designed by Mario Botta, the famous architect from Ticino, we reach Cardada, a splendid place facing the sun from morning to evening. A few houses and a rich flora and fauna. From here, the spectacular view spans from the Valais, with the highest
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Ascona, città dell’eterna primavera It is the lowest town above sea leavel in Switzerlad and, thanks to its southern exposure, it is also the sunniest in all of Switzerland. Ideal conditions to turn it into a paradise for tourism, and an emblem of luxury summer vacations. Even winters offer a splendid sunshine, lacking elsewhere. Its
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Ascona’s hinterland On the hill above the village of Ascona, discover the history and rarity of Monte Monescia, renamed Monte Verità (the Mount of Truth), which became a magnet for those seeking an “alternative” lifestyle in the 1900s. Walk through a beautiful forest of birch trees and ferns to reach the hill called Balladrum where
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