Excursions in Locarno
Swiss half-price travel card
Included in your holiday (worth approx £55).Use the trains, boats, cable-cars etc at half price.
Bookable locally (via our representative)
• Milan (full day) £35Coach excursion to this beautiful, historical Italian city - visit the ‘Il Duomo’ cathedral, ‘La Scala’ theatre, the Sforza castle, and the famous shopping area ‘La Galleria’. • Centovalli excursion to Stresa £22An unforgettable journey by rail and boat on the ‘Lago Maggiore Express’ across the ‘Centovalli’ - a very scenic route - to Stresa and the Borromean islands. Fantastic views of waterfalls, vineyards and villages perched high in the mountains, as well as the islands of Lake Maggiore.• Ascona £5 Once a charming fishing village, Ascona is full of quaint little alleyways housing interesting littleshops, art galleries and crafts. • Madonna del Sasso £3 Take the funicular up to the beautiful sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso for wonderful lake views. • Cardada £16 Funicular up to Orselina, and cable-car up to Cardada, Locarno’s mountain, at 1,340m. Walking paths and superb views as far as the Monte Rosa Massif (highest point in Switzerland). • Day ticket for Lake Maggiore £21Visit Stresa, the islands of Brissago, or the Borromean Islands, Isola Bella, Pescatore and Isola Madre (island entrance fees not incl.).
NB The ½ price card is not valid on Lake Maggiore. Many other excursions available locally. Prices quoted are with ½ price card (if applicable) and are for guidance only.
Events International Film festival in Locarno 6-16 Aug.New Orleans Jazz Festival in nearby Ascona 27 Jun to 6 Jul.
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