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Amenities Locarno

last updated: February 7, 2006

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 198 m
Inhabitants - total: 14506
City yes
Lake yes
Country side yes
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by cable car yes
Accessible by public boat line yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 1 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 97
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 4384
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 10737
Group lodging - total beds: 501
Youth hostel yes
Youth hostel yes Member SYH
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Holidays on a farm yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
Hotel with weight-loss programme yes
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Families / children - all year round
Quality label 'Families Welcome' yes
 
Other information all year round
Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): Sprachkurse, Musik, Keramik, Schauspielerei und Mimikschule, Weberei, Malkurse und vieles anderes
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 3000
Mountain railways - info phone: 091 735 30 30
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer Planetenweg auf der Maggia entlang - von Locarno nach Tegna
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 198 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 1600 m
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 1600 m
Cogwheel trains in summer - total: 1
Funiculars in summer - total: 1
Cable-cars in summer - total: 1
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
Public boat line in summer yes
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 200 km marked
Biking trails within Destination 20 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 10 km marked
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Fallschirmspringen, Segeln, Windsurf, Boccia, Reiten, ...
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.maggiore.ch
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.rtsi.ch/meteo/welcome.cfm?sez=webcam
Live Cam 2 www.cardada.ch/webcam.htm
Detailed local Weather Link www.meteosvizzera.ch/web/it/meteo.html
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Cardada
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1400 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 1700 m
Season starts on: Dezember
Season ends on: Februar
Local transport installations in winter - total: 6
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 1700 m
Cable-cars - total: 1
Cogwheel trains - total: 1
Funiculars - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 3
Babylift - Number: 1
Snow sports school (phone.) 078 721 93 35
 
Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.