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Locarno

Film city on Lake Maggiore

Locarno exudes the charm and atmosphere of the Italian Riviera. Here you can stroll along the lakeside promenade under palm trees and enjoy the dolce farniente with a Boccalino Merlot on the Piazza Grande. The old town is full of surprises. Churches, stately homes, narrow alleyways and the sacred mountain with the Madonna del Sasso pilgrimage church behind it. Locarno is also the warmest city in Switzerland.

Numerous artistic performances take place on the Piazza Grande, the beating heart of Locarno. Whether it's the world-famous Moon and Stars open-air festival at the beginning of July, the well-known film festival in August or simply the weekly market on Thursdays.

 

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Locarno

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View from the train of the Centovalli Railway, a popular narrow-gauge train connecting Locarno Switzerland and Domodossola Italy | © Shutterstock 2340232063
Centovalli-railway

Take the Centovalli railway to Locarno. A railway experience for nostalgics and romantics. You will experience an extraordinary railway journey through idyllic villages, over spectacular bridges, along deep gorges and through extraordinary vegetation. You will never forget this fascinating journey and is the prelude to an enjoyable city trip in Locarno.

Walk of Fame

On Largo Zorzi, very close to the lake, you will find the Walk of Fame of the artists of Moon and Stars, who have immortalised themselves with their handprints. Small but beautiful. Bligg, Sting, Santana Zucchero, Joe Cocker, Gianna Nannini, Roxette, Bryan Adams, Jack Johnson, Status Quo, R.E.M., James Blunt, Gotthard, Elton John and many more.

Old colorful Neile Street in Locarno | © Shutterstock 1836516175
Dolce Vita in a Grotto

Sit down in one of the countless grottis (local, rustic restaurants) and enjoy an aperitif platter with cheese, dried meat, tomatoes and grissini, a creamy risotto or polenta cooked over the fire and, of course, a boccalino (ceramic cup for the wine) of palatable Merlot.

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