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Locarno Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Locarno, Switzerland
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Across the border
... actually is in both countries. I spent three nights here in a small hotel on the edge of the old town. Now I am in Switzerland the expenses are really going up. Luckily the coop supermarket is close by and have had picnics for lunch each day and one ...
Overnight in Locarno
... and the main plaza. we spent a brief time in the morning at the lake but it was too cold to stay there long. Locarno is a very pretty city and I imagine it would be even nicer in the summer when you can really enjoy the sapphire blue lake. But ...
Cloudy skies are here again
We found the rain again driving from Bellinzona to Locarno. It stayed with us for most of the afternoon. The hotel we are staying in is really nice but they charged an extra 20CHF for Lincoln so I was not very happy about that. However it kind of balanced ...
Locarno
... valley and into Bellinzona, and one final train that arrived in Locarno at 1500 where the luggage was brought back into play. Locarno is quite a large town with a lovely position on Lake Maggiore, made famous in Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. ...
Stresa to Locarno
... bit brighter so we stopped for lunch More rain as we drove on - even small avalanches from the cliffs beside the road Ascona - millionaire's paradise - walked around town Drove on to Locarno - still raining - floodwaters quite deep ...
I mean, seriously, I have a great job
... biggest growth market my company probably has right now. I spent much of the afternoon in the car traveling from Lachen to Locarno. Switzerland is a beautiful country, moreso than I imagined it would be and among the prettiest places I've been. We are ...
Locarno
(Christine) Had lunch in the piazza in Lorcarno...most excellent gnocci with gorgonzola cheese then off for some banana gelato....Diet? What diet? A long walk around the lake was all it took to work off the pasta & cream....let the girl dream ;-) ...
A Day Trip to Switzerland by Train / Ferry
... tip of Lake Maggiore in the canton of Ticino, situated on the delta of the River Maggia, is Locarno, the city with the mildest climate in Switzerland, enjoying 2300 hours of sunshine every year. The "Lady of the Camellias" lures the visitors with its ...
Switzerland
We traveled by train to the southern resort town of Locarno. More Italian than Swiss, this town is distinguished by gorgeous flowers and lots of ...
Lago Maggiore
Via Tessin, Locarno sind wir entlang dem Lago Maggiore gefahren, weiter ging es dann nach ...
Day Trip to Locarno
... dinner so went for a walk and to bed. The train trip very worthwhile. We crossed into Switzerland on our way over the alps and the buildings in Locarno much more modern that Stresa. No ...
Little Italy....little manners
... ; Today I had another valuable day pass, so I took the train all the way down to Locarno, which is in the Italian part of Switzerland. The ride down was incredibly beautiful! I took so many pictures just from the ...
I am DJ!
WOW. So Rachel and I did in fact goto the south of Switzerland for the weekend. To a little town of 15,000, called Locarno. We couch-surfed with a hip graphic designer who had a couch for two. The night that we got there, there was a ...
Lazing in Locarno
... in the lake with a lazy lakeside afternoon. Have to say it was lovely! We are looking forward to returning to EU Europe... Switzerland is seriously expensive compared to what we've experienced so far and its a real pain having to use a different currency! ...
On to Barcelona
Once I finished the Centovalli ride, I was in Locarno, Switzerland. At that point, I really felt fulfilled. I had done fifteen countries! In case you´re curious: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, ...
Beautiful (rainy) Locarno
2 days in Locarno, the italian part of Switzerland - good food, wine and company :) ...
locarno
strolling the lido and the cafe bars, we had guest: luca and simone came to spend some days with ...
Locarno: The Equivalent of a Chicken
... the afternoon at the hotel and drove to the neighbouring town of Ascona for dinner. Ascona was nice. Much better than Locarno in my opinion. I apologize for not being able to write much on Locarno but because we didn't ...
Coffee in Switzerland - but no chocolate!!!
... the promenades and not get in anybody's way! After stopping for lunch in Cannobio we headed up towards the boarder and Locarno in Switzerland. We stopped in a wooded area near the lake and were duly unimpressed!! We then decided to drive ...
Over the hills to Italy
Hot and sticky in Locarno. We found a nearby garni with sweet owners and charming decor. We have a balcony, but, between the heat and the noise of the roadwork, I doubt we'll use it. Immediately set off to find the lido. Swim in the lake felt excellent ...
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