Top Things to do in Lake Maggiore
Top 10 Things to do in Lake Maggiore, Swiss Alps
Discover the best top things to do in Lake Maggiore, Switzerland including Verzasca Dam, Falconeria Locarno, Camellia Park, Lungolago Di Ascona, Piazza G. Motta, Ghisla Art Collection, Lido Locarno, Castello Visconteo, Piazza Grande, Standseilbahn Locarno Orselina.
Restaurants in Lake Maggiore
1. Verzasca Dam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 389 reviews
Reviewed By marinao121 - Lucerne, Switzerland
This is definitely one of the most picturesque hiking trails in Switzerland, Lavertezzo - Dam Verzasca (Verzasca Valley), takes around 4 hours, easy hiking. You could go down from Dam Verzasca to Tenero, it will take ca. 1 hour more
2. Falconeria Locarno
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4.5 based on 603 reviews
ORARI STAGIONE ESTIVA Dal 19 Marzo 2021 Apertura Parco da Lunedì a Domenica: 10.00 – 17.00. SHOW giornaliero alle 11.00 e alle 15.00 Luglio e Agosto aperto TUTTI I GIORNI, settembre, ottobre, novembre, da Martedì a Domenica.
Reviewed By 1superspider
Last summer I took my four grandkids for a truly wonderful day out to see these magnificent birds fly so close over our heads. It was brilliant, the staff were good and very helpful and this year I am taking a group from a club for the experience too! Well worth it.
3. Camellia Park
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4.5 based on 73 reviews
4. Lungolago Di Ascona
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4.5 based on 329 reviews
Reviewed By Bandit-One - Lucerne, Switzerland
Ascona is always worth a visit. Been here a couple of times and still amazes every time. The town itself is a sight on its own right. Strolling through the narrow streets and lanes is just a nice thing to do. The old town's not that big, so you surely won't get lost. Besides the old town the Promenade on the lake - the Lungolago - is what you come for. It's not the biggest or longest Promenade, but it's one of the most beautiful. The Lago Maggiore is just a wonderful lake and you can see to the other side: Italy. Take a walk, take a boat...take a break and enjoy this wonderful Promenade. There's plenty of space, since the Lungolago is very wide. Along the way a good number of restaurants and of course some souvenir shops. But also a nice park at the southern end and lots of benches to stretch your legs. From the official photo op on the northern end you really can get nice pics of the Lungolago with the colourful buildings backing it up. If you're around here already, don't miss out on Locarno, another beautiful town in Ticino.
5. Piazza G. Motta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
6. Ghisla Art Collection
7. Lido Locarno
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 476 reviews
Lido Locarno is a unique oasis for recreation, sport and well-being.Its hot spring, swimming pool, water slides and play pools make it the best equipped stateof-the-art aquatic park in Ticino. Indoor and outdoor pools are open throughout the year and are located on one of the most beautiful beaches of Lake Maggiore, surrounded by a dramatic alpine scenery on one side and the magnificent lake on the other. Visitors can swim, relax and have fun in the pool and lose themselves in the lake's tranquility.
Reviewed By SammyLuli
Swimming in the lake or the numerous pools, indoor and out, excellent views of the lake and the surrounding hills, activists for the family. Very clean and modern facilities, with plenty to keep you occupied.
8. Castello Visconteo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
At the western edge of Locarno's old town, well signposted from the Piazza Grande, is the Castello, the seat of local power since - probably - the 9th century. It is called after the powerful family Visconti from Milan, who controlled great parts of northern Italy and the southern Ticino in the 14th and 15th centuries. In Locarno they had placed a local 'Podestá' as their representative. It all came to an end, when in 1503 troops from the Swiss confederacy crossed the Alps and conquered Locarno and all the other parts from today's Ticino. The Castello now became the seat of the Swiss 'Landvogt' (bailiff) until the times of Napoleon and the creation of the canton of Ticino. The now cantonal administrative center was turned into the 'Museo civico e archaeologico' in 1921, when also extensive restorations in Renaissance-style began. Besides the building itself a main attraction are the finds from the Bronze Age till the Roman days, all objects found in and around Locarno. Most remarkable is the rich collection of Roman glass. Another exhibition deals with the Reformation in Locarno during the 16th century, which ended with the expulsion in 1555 of all the one's, who did not want to return to the old Catholic faith. Many, also several members of the local nobility, chose to emigrate to the reformed town of Zurich. A last exposition deals with the 'Locarno Treaties' from 1925, when head of states and foreign ministers from 7 European countries met here and discussed the reorganization of Europe after WW I. The main theme was the guarantee of the borders between France, Belgium and Germany. The occupied Rhineland became a demilitarized zone and Germany a member of the League of Nations. There was hope for lasting peace and the foreign ministers of France and Germany won the Nobel Price for Peace. The conference took place at the town's courthouse, the Palazzo del Pretorio, located at the Via delle Palme, which became the Via della Pace after the conference. The so-called 'Spirit of Locarno', once full of hope, came to an end in 1936, when the Nazi's under Hitler had the Rhineland occupied.
9. Piazza Grande
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 535 reviews
Reviewed By Delnyon - Nyon, Switzerland
You cannot miss it on the way to the old town Locarno, the Film festival sits there in the summer (without Covid) The old town is pretty with plenty of shops and restaurants.
