Ticino Family Vacations

Ticino Family Travel Guide

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Ticino, Swiss Alps
The Alps meets the tropics in Ascona, a port town in Ticino (Digital Visions)


Ticino Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Christine Loomis
  • The Chocolate museum (and shop)
  • Swiss Miniatur outdoor museum
  • Monte Generosa with its planetscape, cave, cog railway, and views
  • Mountain scooters at Cari
  • Castles in Bellinzona
  • Valley Verzasca's Art Path

Ticino Overview

By Travel Expert: Christine Loomis

Like other cantons of the Swiss Alps, Ticino is mountainous. Unlike others, however, it's primarily defined not by vertical peaks but by two blue lakes—Lago Maggiore and Lago di Lugano, both shared with Italy. Ticino is Switzerland's only Italian-speaking canton.

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Hotels

Ramada Hotel Arcadia Locarno
Lungolago G Motta
Locarno, Switzerland
Distance: 4.3 Miles
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Hotel Mirafiori
Via al Parco 25
Locarno, Switzerland
Distance: 3.5 Miles
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Hotel Belvedere
Via ai Monti 44
Locarno, Switzerland
Distance: 3.8 Miles
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Attractions

Swiss Miniature Village
Via Cantonale, Melide-Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland
Distance: 17.6 Miles (from destination center)
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Small replicas of the major buildings in... Read More

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Villa Favorita
Castagnola
Via Rivbera 14
Lugano, Switzerland
Distance: 18.2 Miles (from destination center)
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The much-married and much-divorced -- and the... Read More

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Villa Heleneum
Lugano-Castagnola
Via Cortivo 24
Lugano, Switzerland
Distance: 18.6 Miles (from destination center)
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Ticino Vacation Rentals

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Amenities: Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, Central heating, Dishwasher, Freezer, Laundry, Refrigerator, Stove, TV

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3 Bedroom VACATION HOME in VIZZOLA TICINO, ITALY
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4
Amenities: Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, Dishwasher, Freezer, Hot Tub, Iron, Lakefront, Laundry, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Oven, Patio, Refrigerator, Stove, TV, Towels



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