Places to Explore In Ticino

Discover the best places to explore in Ticino with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Ascona

Although it's only a few minutes from Locarno, tiny Ascona has a life of its own. The town was little more than a fishing village...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Bellinzona

All roads lead to Bellinzona, the fortified valley city that guards the important European crossroads of the St. Gotthard and San Bernardino routes. The capital...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 9 Things To Do

Campione

In the heart of Swiss Italy lies Campione. Here, in this southernmost of regions, the police cars have Swiss license plates but the officers inside...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Gandria

Although its narrow waterfront streets are crowded with tourists, the tiny historic village of Gandria still merits a visit, either by boat or by car...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Locarno

Superbly placed on the sheltered curve of the northernmost tip of Lago Maggiore and surrounded on all sides by mountains, Locarno is Switzerland's sunniest town...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 17 Things To Do

Lugano

Strung around a sparkling bay like Venetian glass beads, with dark, conical mountains rising out of its waters and icy peaks framing the scene, Lugano...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 7 Hotels
  • 29 Things To Do

Morcote

At the southernmost tip of the glorious Ceresio Peninsula is the atmospheric village of Morcote, its clay-colored houses and arcades looking directly over the waterfront...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Valle Verzasca

Ticino's mountain valleys, just a short distance from its major cities, are rugged reminders of the region's modest history. Stone homes, called rustici, dot the...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

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