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A stroll through gardens and historic city centres


A stroll through botanical gardens and historic city centres in the Lake Maggiore region.

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Lake Maggiore


Free your mind, discover new horizons and recharge your batteries by walking among the beautiful jewels of the lake. Begin the itinerary with a day on Lake Maggiore, the lowest point of Switzerland, and …

Programma

  • From 7:00 a.m. Transfer to Ticino
  • 09:00 Meeting at the pier in Locarno
  • 09:30 Boat trip to the Brissago Islands
  • 10:00 Arrival at the Brissago Islands and meeting with the guide for a tour of the Botanical Gardens
  • 12:00 Lunch at a Brissago Islands restaurant
  • 14:00 Boat trip to Ascona and a walk through the village
  • 16:15 Departure by boat
  • 16:40 Arrival at the Locarno pier
  • 17:00 Transfer to the hotel, check-in and free time
  • 19:00 Dinner at Ristorante Sensi, Locarno

Locarno from the mountain tops


... and finish by reaching Cardada-Cimetta, the panoramic viewpoint from which you can admire the highest point of Switzerland: the Dufour peak on the massif of Monte Rosa.

Programma

  • From 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at the hotel
  • 09:00 Funicular railway trip from Locarno to Orselina, then by cable car from Orselina to Cardada
  • 10:15 Ascent by cable car to Cimetta
  • 11:30 Descent on foot to Lo Stallone hut (approx. 50 min)
  • 13:00 A traditional Ticinese lunch
  • 15:00 Descent on foot to Cardada
  • 16:00 Cable car to Orselina and funicular railway back to Locarno
  • 17:00 Transfer to the hotel, check-in and free time
  • 19:00 Dinner at the Restaurant La Fontana, in the Hotel Belvedere Locarno