Locarno
Best for:
- Architecture
- Flora or fauna
- Lakes
- Scenery
- Sightseeing
- Walking
Activities
- Cable cars
- Cinema
- Golf
- Museum
- Shopping
- Walking
- Watersports
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Things to do:
Half-price Travel Card included for all Inghams guests
SAVE 50% with your half-price card on umlimited trips of your choice across the Swiss transport network. Included in the price of your holiday, and worth over £80!
Travel card sent to you before departure
Exploring on the Swiss Transport Network
Switzerland's excellent public transport network of mountain railways, cable-cars, steam boats and buses makes it a pleasure to explore the sights, at your own pace.
Free Excursions
• FREE return ticket on the Cardada cable-car for all Inghams guests staying 7 nights or more - take the cable-car from Orselina to Cardada, followed by the chairlift up to Cimetta for fantastic panoramic views of Lake Maggiore and the Swiss Alps.
NB. Funicular to Orselina payable locally (approx. Sfr8)
Great Value Travel Passes
Locarno Regional Pass* | £63 (3 days)
Enjoy 3 days free or reduced travel in Locarno and the surrounding area on funiculars, cable-cars, buses, trains and boats.
NB. Free travel only applies for 1 day on the lake.
Lake Maggiore Pass* | £18 (1 day) | £53 (3 days)
Unlimited free boat travel on Lake Maggiore for 1 day or 3 days
NB 1 day pass included Swiss part of the lake only. 3 day pass includes both Italian and Swiss sides of the lake.
*Bookable locally - prices shown for guidance only
Other things to do in and around Locarno
• Madonna del Sasso church with fantastic views over the tow, lake and mountains
• Botanical gardens of Ascona and Brissago Islands famous for their array of magnolias and camellias in the summer
• Day trips on Lake Maggiore for the Borromean Islands and their gardens with fantastic exotic and tropical plants
• 'Lido Locarno' public lido with swimming pool and thermal pool
• 6 and 9 hole golf courses plus 18-hole course in nearby Ascona
• 'Moon and Stars' music festival takes place approx 5-16 July, 'Jazz Ascona' approx. 21 June to 1 July
Pricing and information shown above is for guidance only and may vary. Latest pricing is available when booking online or given locally by your Inghams representative. Prices on scheduled airlines vary almost daily, and may go up or down at any time before you book.
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Free excursions for guests staying 7 nights or more:
See "activities" tab
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Free travel on Swiss transport network:
for children up to 15 years old.
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Half price travel card included:
worth over £80
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Free daily packed lunch:
at selected hotels
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Early booking offers:
at selected hotels
Tours available from this resort
William Tell Express
3-Centre Rail & Boat Holiday
Lake Lucerne is a region steeped in history and romance. Local legend tells the tale of William Tell and his part in Switzerland’s struggle for independence. It is on this beautiful lake that the world’s largest fleet of magnificently restored nostalgic paddle steamers operates the ‘William Tell Express’. This holiday offers the opportunity to visit 3 of Switzerland’s most fascinating regions - the Bernese Oberland, Lake Lucerne, and the Ticino. You will travel by the efficiency of the Swiss railway network, as well as on board one of the historic paddle steamers - ‘Stadt Luzern’, ‘Gallia’, ‘Schiller’, ‘Uri’ or ‘Unterwalden’. During your paddle steamer journey to Fluelen, you will have lunch as you cruise, and a commentary will explain the landmarks. From Fluelen a train will carry you through deep ravines and dramatic mountains, travelling to the sun-drenched climes of Italian-speaking lakeside resorts Locarno or Lugano.
