Locarno

Among the cities of Ticino, Locarno stands out for Piazza Grande, the broad civic square that becomes the open-air heart of the Locarno Film Festival each August. The town occupies the northern shore of Lake Maggiore, where the lake climate meets the first slopes of the Alps; promenades, boat connections and parks keep the waterfront integral to daily life. Behind the centre, Castello Visconteo recalls Locarno’s medieval period and now contains the town’s archaeological museum. Above Locarno in Orselina, the pilgrimage sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso forms a prominent hillside landmark. Move on to other webcams in Ticino to compare lakeside towns and Alpine settings around Lake Maggiore.

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