Tour: Italy made in Switzerland: Locarno and Ascona

Whichever way you approach the canton of Tessin, from the side of flat Lombardy or the harsh northern Alps, the natural reincarnation amazes and delights the traveler: the Mediterranean atmosphere, painted in bright colors facades of houses, Renaissance palaces and Baroque churches. We are in Italian-speaking Switzerland, on a piece of land that has absorbed the best features of Italian and Swiss cultures. You just look around - what a magic - palm trees, oleanders, magnolias, cypresses and camellias turn the shores of Lake Lugano and Maggiore into endless parks.

Locarno is a resort paradise on the shores of Lake Maggiore. By car and on foot we explore this paradise of the universe. You know that Ascona and Locarno are the sunniest corner of Tessina, the average annual temperature does not fall below 16 ° C.

We will start our tour with a visit to the monastery church of Madonna del Sasso towering above the city (355 m). Going down to the city, we will walk along the embankments of the lake. Here is the famous Piazza Grande (the venue of the Locarno Film Festival), and very close to it is the Visconti Castle and the old town. A few minutes drive from Locarno, in a quiet bay sheltered Ascona - Swiss Saint-Tropez. Walk along the chic embankment of the city and its fabulous medieval streets (the Church of St. Peter and Paul, Collegeio Papio), climb Monte Verita (the center of alternative culture at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries) - ah, what a breathtaking view. What you will see here, you will never forget – it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.