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Airolo (Ticino)
Region: Ticino
Canton: Ticino (TI)
Altitude: 1'141 m
Inhabitants: 1'726
Airolo
 
Ascona (Ticino)
Ascona is situated beside a sunny bay on Lake Maggiore, and, with its Old Town and beautiful lakeside promenade, is a popular holiday destination. The former fishing village, very close to Locarno, has developed into a chic resort with some of the most famous hotels in Switzerland. While Lake Maggiore offers a wide range of water sports, the unspoilt valleys in the hinterland are ideal for excursions and walks.
Ascona
 
Bellinzona (Ticino)
Bellinzona (German: Bellenz) is strategically positioned where the valley narrows at the southern entrance to the Alpine passes of St. Gotthard, San Bernardino and Lucomagno and is probably Switzerland's most Italianate town. The skyline of the capital of Ticino, comprising three of the best-preserved medieval castles in Switzerland, which are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bellinzona
 
Brissago - Ronco (Ticino)
Region: Ticino
Canton: Ticino (TI)
Altitude: 197 m
Inhabitants: 2'650
Brissago - Ronco
 
Centovalli - Onsernone
Region: Ticino
Canton: Ticino (TI)
Altitude: 366 m - 708 m
Inhabitants: 1210
Centovalli
 
Gambarogno (Ticino)
Beautiful lakeside promenades, unspoilt typical Ticino villages, chestnut groves, camellias and magnolias: the Riviera del Gambarogno – on the south-eastern shore of Lake Locarno - embodies everything one expects of the Ticino. The mountain villages and peaks are popular with hikers.
Gambarogno
 
Indemini (Ticino)
In Indemini, the houses are all built of local grey gneiss rock, with slate roofs and wooden outbuildings. This typical Ticino village with its twisty alleyways is in a quiet, almost lonely location behind the hills of the Gambarogno south of Lake Maggiore.
 
Lago Maggiore (Ticino)
Region: Ticino
Canton: Ticino (TI)
Altitude: 193 m
Lago Maggiore
 
Locarno (Ticino)
At the northern end of Lake Maggiore in the canton of Ticino is Locarno, the city with the mildest climate in Switzerland, enjoying 2300 hours of sunshine every year. Locarno lures the visitors with its southern charm, Mediterranean climate and sub-tropical vegetation. Locarno hosts a well-known International Film Festival.
Locarno
 
Lugano (Ticino)
Lugano – the largest town in the holiday region of Ticino, is not only Switzerland's third most important financial centre and a conference, banking and business centre, but also a town of parks and flowers, villas and sacred buildings. With Mediterranean flair, Lugano offers all the advantages of a world-class city, combined with the cachet of a small town. Thanks to its mild climate, Lugano is a popular tourist destination in the spring when the camellias are in bloom.
Lugano