Hotel Rosa-Seegarten

biking "over" the lake

by call_me_rhia

This is for biking fans that would also like to explore a little bit of the lake. In the Muralto area of Locarno you can rest by the hour or half hour "pedalo"... which are basically boats operated by your legs.. you cycle like on a bike, but you move floating over water. It's quite fun and refreshing, and if you have good legs, you could bike out to the River Maggia's Delta: there's nice sandy beaches and interesting birds and ducks - as well as locals swimming and sunbathing nothing special is required

Via Crucis

by barbskie

A cobled pilgrimage pathways leading up to the towering Madonna del Sasso, a monastic complex built high up on a rock in Orselina. It takes more or less 30 minutes walking from the town. For alternative, there is a funicular commuting regularly

A Day Trip to Locarno

by Rhondaj

"From Kandersteg to Locarno"

weather: sunny and hot --33 C

To see a different side of Switzerland, we head down to Locarno. At the start of our journey we didn't realize how long it would take--otherwise we probably would have done an overnighter.

So off for the first time going in the opposite direction from Kandersteg, through the Loetschberg tunnel heading towards Brig. In Brig we change trains for Domodosola. At Domodosola we aren't quick (savy) enough to get the connecting train, so we have to wait an hour for the next. RATS! Well, we stroll through the town. So that was okay.

Finally long train ride to Locarno. Scenery was gorgeous though! And once the train had to stop (suddenly!) for a herd of goats crossing the tracks. It winds up taking us 4+ hours to get to Locarno!
But it is a beautiful city and so different from our usual alpine days.
We stroll the lakeside, eat yummy pizza, take a little site-seeing ride, and heaven help us, Bob finds another fleamarket! After strolling the old town, we get gelato and start the long, long journey home.