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Festival del film Traveller`s guide - Ascona
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Festival del film Locarno
Traveller’s Guide August 2016
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Festival del film Locarno, 69th edition
The Festival del film Locarno is one of the best known cinemarelated events worldwide, and has always represented a
fundamental meeting point for professionals of the cinema industry.
Every August Locarno becomes the world capital of auteur cinema.
For 11 days, thousands of cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and
professionals meet and share their passion for the seventh art.
This meeting is organized in 10 different venues, but the most
stunning one is Piazza Grande, whose magical open-air space
can accommodate up to 8000 viewers. From a geographical
point of view, Locarno is located in the heart of Ticino, the Italian
part of Switzerland. Because of its multi-cultural population and
surroundings, it represents without any doubt the perfect place
to host the Festival and a unique opportunity for the international
cinema to develop. This edition includes many different categories
such as the “Concorso internazionale” section, for full-length films,
the “Concorso Cineasti del presente” – an international competition
for first and second features, the “Pardi di domani” section,
which focuses on national and international short films, and the
“Retrospettiva” category which this year is dedicated to the cinema
in the young Federal Republic of Germany, from 1949 to 1963.
Among the prestigious guests of the 69th edition, Locarno will
welcome Howard Shore, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Bill Pullman.
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Program 2016 - the sections
Piazza Grande
The Piazza Grande is both the heart of the Festival and its showcase, as its
giant screen is one of the biggest in Europe. The vast piazza, that can seat
up to 8000 viewers, represents one of the finest open-air venues in the entire
world. Each year the program of Piazza Grande offers prestigious screenings,
usually European or even world premieres, introduced by director and cast.
Concorso internazionale
This section aims to highlight and to present to the audience a stimulating
panorama of contemporary auteur cinema. Out of the selected features,
screened as international or world premieres, a jury of some of the major
figures in the cinema industry is charged with choosing which of the competing
movies – fiction or documentary – will win the prestigious Pardo d’oro.
Concorso Cineasti del presente
The Cineasti del presente competition is a fascinating field for discoveries,
dedicated to first and second features from all over the world, aiming to
highlight emerging international filmmakers and to give them the opportunity
to present their talent to the cinema industry. Around fifteen movies will
be seen as premieres and will compete for the Pardo d’oro Cineasti del
presente – Premio Nescens.
Pardi di domani
A crucible of future talent, the Pardi di domani section screens shorts and
medium-length films by young independent auteurs or film school students
who have not yet tried their hand at feature films. The section has two separate
competitions: one limited to recent Swiss productions, the other international,
featuring films from all over the world.
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Program 2016 - the sections
Fuori Concorso
The “Fuori concorso section” offers to well-established filmmakers the
opportunity to present their latest films – documentaries, fictions, shorts – as
European or world premieres.
Premi speciali
The Pardo d’onore Swisscom celebrates illustrious contemporary filmmakers
who embody the very idea of cinema that the Festival del film Locarno has
supported since its beginnings. This year, this tribute goes to the filmmaker,
writer, poet and artist Alejandro Jodorowsky. The Excellence Award Moët
& Chandon commends outstanding international actors, and counts Isabelle
Huppert, Charlotte Rampling, Gael García Bernal, Victoria Abril, Sir Christopher
Lee, Juliette Binoche, Giancarlo Giannini, and Edward Norton among the latest
recipients. Wishing to highlight a key figure in film, to salute their courage and
capacity of taking risks and supporting auteurs, in 2016 the Premio Raimondo
Rezzonico - Best Independent Producer Award, will be awarded to David
Linde. For the fourth time, the Festival awards the Vision Award – Nescens,
to highlight and pay tribute to people whose creative work behind the scenes,
has contributed to opening up new perspectives of film. This year, the award
will go to the triple Oscar winning composer and conductor Howard Shore.
Named after the supporting Association of the Festival, the Leopard Club
Award pays tribute to someone in film whose work has left a mark on the
collective imagination. Last year the award was attributed to the American
actor Andy Garcia. The tribute is accompanied by a conversation session
with the public and a selection of films.
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Program 2016 - the sections
Histoire(s) du cinema
The section, a reference to Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece, is dedicated to
the history of cinema and represents a special tribute to famous filmmakers
and artists. “Histoire(s) du cinema” also presents recently restored duplicates
of rare and important pieces in cinema history, documentaries about prominent
cinema personalities and works presented by the Cinémathèque suisse as
part of the rediscovered Swiss Cinema.
Open Doors
With the support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
(SDC) of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the “Open Doors” section aims to assist
directors and producers from countries in the South and in the East of the
world, where independent filmmaking is still very vulnerable. This initiative
focuses on different regions every year; for this edition, we decided to
concentrate our efforts on Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal, in order
to increase the opportunities for collaboration between their young directors
and western cinema professionals. The project is divided in two different out
of competition categories. The first one is the Open Doors Lab, a laboratory
organized for a small group of selected producers and filmmakers, chosen
from the above regions. This initiative helps them to improve their skills
and their knowledge about the cinema industry of cinema, giving them the
opportunity to have individual consultancy meetings, group discussions and
to meet potential partners. The second one is the Open Doors Screenings,
a section of the Festival created in order to introduce its audience to the
cinematographic and cultural landscape of the chosen regions.
Film delle giurie
This section is focused on the screening of movies directed or interpreted by
the members of the main juries. In this way the audience has the opportunity
to discover the talent and the knowledge of these experienced professionals.
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Program 2016 - the sections
Retrospettiva
Locarno’s “Retrospettiva” section has always represented a deep look into the
past, offering to the audience a big variety of contents regarding many different
topics; from major historical monographs (Yasujiro Ozu, Boris Barnet, Mario
Camerini, Sacha Guitry, Frank Tashlin, Allan Dwan, Orson Welles, etc.) to
thematic selections (such as Another History of Soviet Cinema 1926–1968 or
Asia in Hollywood) and tributes for contemporary directors (Youssef Chahine,
Abbas Kiarostami, Sam Peckinpah, Aki Kaurismäki, etc.). The 69th edition will
be entitled “Beloved and rejected”, the cinema in the young Federal Republic
of Germany between 1949 and 1963.
Semaine de la critique
Founded in 1990, the “Semaine de la critique” is an independent section
organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists. Every year this section
shows seven documentaries as world or international premieres, focusing on
innovative films that open new perspectives and debates both for their content
and their way of communicate with the audience. The main goal is to bring
together a wide range of different works with unique visions.
Panorama Suisse
Since 2000, Swiss cinema has had a presence at the Festival del film Locarno
in the Appellations Suisse program. On the occasion of its sixteenth birthday,
this program was restructured and it is now known as “Panorama Suisse”.
This section contains a selection of latest Swiss movies, such as audience
favourite films, festival success or features that has not been released in
the cinema yet. In this way, film lovers from all over the world will be able to
discover and really appreciate the art of Swiss filmmaking.
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Piazza Grande screenings - Film Selection
03.08 – THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
by Colm McCarthy – United Kingdom/USA – 2016 – 110’
Excellence Award Moët & Chandon to Bill Pullman
04.08 – MOKA
by Frédéric Mermoud – France/Switzerland – 2016 – 89’
Premio Raimondo Rezzonico to David Linde
05.08 – JASON BOURNE
by Paul Greengrass – USA – 2016 – 123’
05.08 – INTERCHANGE
by Dain Iskandar Said – Malaysia/Indonesia – 2016 – 102’
06.08 – CESSEZ-LE-FEU
by Emmanuel Courcol – France – 2016 – 103’
06.08 – DANS LA FORÊT
by Gilles Marchand – France/Sweden – 2016 – 103’
07.08 – PAULA
by Christian Schwochow – Germany/France – 2016 – 123’
07.08 – AM TAG, ALS DER REGEN KAM
by Gerd Oswald – Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) – 1959 – 85’
Presentation Retrospettiva and Pardo alla carriera to Mario Adorf
08.08 – LE CIEL ATTENDRA
by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar – France – 2016 – 105’
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Piazza Grande screenings - Film Selection
09.08 – VOR DER MORGENRÖTE - STEFAN ZWEIG IN AMERIKA
by Maria Schrader – Germany/France/Austria – 2016 – 106’
Open Doors presentation
10.08 – COMBOIO DE SAL E AÇUCAR
by Licinio Azevedo – Portugal/Mozambique/France/South Africa/Brazil
– 2016 – 93’
Tribute to Roger Corman
11.08 – I,DANIEL BLAKE
by Ken Loach – United Kingdom/France/Belgium – 2016 – 100’
11.08 – TEO-NEOL (The Tunnel)
by Kim Seong-hun - South Corea - 2016 - 132’
Vision Award Nescens to Howard Shore
12.08 – VINCENT
by Christophe Van Rompaey – France/Belgium – 2016 – 102’
12.08 – POESÍA SIN FIN
by Alejandro Jodorowsky – France/Chile – 2016 – 128’
Pardo d’onore Swisscom to Alejandro Jodorowsky
13.08 MOHENJO DARO
by Ashutosh Gowariker – India – 2016 – 153’
Award Ceremony
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Concorso internazionale - Film Selection
AL MA’ WAL KHODRA WAL WAJH EL HASSAN
(Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces) by Yousry Nasrallah
Egypt – 2016 – 115’
with Laila Eloui, Mena Shalaby, Bassem Samra, Ahmed Daoud, Sabrine,
Alaa Zenhom, Mohamed Sharnouby, Lama Kotkot, Enaam Saloussa,
Mohamed Farag, Zeina Mansour, Mohamed Aly Rizk
World Premiere
BANGKOK NITES
by Katsuya Tomita – Japan/France/Thailand/Laos – 2016 – 183’
with Subenja Pongkorn, Sunun Phuwiset, Chutlpha Promplang, Tanyarat
Kongphu, Sarinya Yongsawat, Hitoshi Ito, Yohta Kawase
World Premiere
CORRESPONDÊNCIAS
by Rita Azevedo Gomes – Portugal – 2016 – 145’
with Eva Truffaut, Pierre Léon, Rita Durão, Anna Leppänen, Luís Miguel Cintra
World Premiere
DAO KHANONG (By the Time It Gets Dark) by Anocha Suwichakornpong
Thailand/Netherlands/France/Qatar – 2016 – 105’
with Arak Amornsupasiri, Atchara Suwan, Visra Vichit-Vadakan,
Inthira Charoenpura, Rassami Paoluengtong, Penpak Sirikul,
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Waywiree Ittianunkul, Natdanai Wangsiripaisarn
World Premiere
DER TRAUMHAFTE WEG
by Angela Schanelec – Germany – 2016 – 86’
with Miriam Jakob, Thorbjörn Björnsson, Maren Eggert, Philip Hayes,
Anaïa Zapp
World Premiere
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Concorso internazionale - Film Selection
GODLESS
by Ralitza Petrova – Bulgaria/Denmark/France – 2016 – 99’
with Irena Ivanova, Ivan Nalbantov, Ventzislav Konstantinov, Alexandr
Triffonov, Dimitar Petkov
World Premiere, First feature
HERMIA & HELENA
by Matías Piñeiro – USA/Argentina – 2016 – 87’
with Agustina Muñoz, María Villar, Mati Diop, Julian Larquier, Keith Poulson,
Dan Sallitt, Laura Paredes, Dustin Defa, Gabi Saidón, Romina Paula,
Pablo Sigal, Kyle Molzan, Ryan Miyake, Oscar Williams
World Premiere
INIMI CICATRIZATE (Scarred Hearts)
by Radu Jude – Romania/Germany – 2016 – 141’
with Lucian Teodor Rus, Ivana Mladenovic, Ilinca Harnut, Serban Pavlu,
Marian Olteanu, Alexandru Dabija, Dana Voicu, Adina Cristescu, Sarra
Tsorakidis, Larisa Crunteanu, Marius Damian, Bogdan Cotlet, Gabriel
Spahiu, Alexandru Bogdan
World Premiere
JEUNESSE
by Julien Samani – France/Portugal – 2016 – 83’
with Kevin Azaïs, Samir Guesmi, Jean-François Stévenin
World Premiere, First feature
KAZE NI NURETA ONNA (Wet Woman in the Wind)
by Akihiko Shiota – Japan – 2016 – 77’
with Yuki Mamiya, Tasuku Nagaoka, Ryushin Tei, Takahiro Kato,
Michiko Suzuki, Hitomi Nakatani
World Premiere
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Concorso internazionale - Film Selection
LA IDEA DE UN LAGO
by Milagros Mumenthaler – Switzerland/Argentina/Qatar – 2016 – 82’
with Carla Crespo, Rosario Bléfari, Malena Moiron
World Premiere
LA PRUNELLE DE MES YEUX
by Axelle Ropert – France – 2016 – 90’
with Mélanie Bernier, Bastien Bouillon, Antonin Fresson, Chloé Astor,
Swann Arlaud, Serge Bozon
World Premiere
MARIJA
by Michael Koch – Germany/Switzerland – 2016 – 100’
with Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Olga Dinnikova, Sahin Eryilmaz
World Premiere, First feature
MISTER UNIVERSO
by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel – Austria/Italy – 2016 – 90’
with Tairo Caroli, Wendy Weber, Arthur Robin, Lilly Robin
World Premiere
O ORNITÓLOGO
by João Pedro Rodrigues – Portugal/France/Brazil – 2016 – 118’
with Paul Hamy, Xelo Cagiao, Wen Han, Chan Sua Lin
World Premiere
OSTATNIA RODZINA (The Last Family)
by Jan Matuszynski – Poland – 2016 – 122’
with Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna,
Andrzej Chyra
World Premiere
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Concorso internazionale - Film Selection
SLAVA (Glory)
by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov – Bulgaria/Greece – 2016 – 101’
with Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva
World Premiere
© Festival del film Locarno, Pardo d’oro
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Concorso Cineasti del presente - Film Selection
AFTERLOV
by Stergios Paschos – Greece – 2016 – 94’
with Haris Fragoulis, Iro Bezou
World Premiere, First feature
AKHDAR YABES (Withered Green)
by Mohammed Hammad – Egypt – 2016 – 72’
with Hiba Ali, Asmaa Fawzy, Jhone Ikram Hanna, Ahmed Hammad,
Samia Hammad, Tamer Abdul Hamid, Ikram Hanna, Nabil Samy, Saad Amer,
Basant Khalifa, Ahmed Al Aidy, Mohammed El Hajj, Mohammed Eissa,
Mohammed Mokhtar
World Premiere, First feature
DESTRUCTION BABIES
by Tetsuya Mariko – Japan – 2016 – 108’
with Yuya Yagira, Masaki Suda, Nana Komatsu, Nijiro Murakami
International Premiere
DONALD CRIED
by Kris Avedisian – USA – 2016 – 85’
with Kris Avedisian, Jesse Wakeman, Kyle Espeleta, Louisa Krause
International Premiere, First feature
EL AUGE DEL HUMANO
by Eduardo Williams – Argentina/Brazil/Portugal – 2016 – 95’
with Sergio Morosini, Shine Marx, Domingos Marengula, Chai Fonacier,
Irene Doliente Paña, Manuel Asucan, Rixel Manimtim
World Premiere, First feature
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Concorso Cineasti del presente - Film Selection
EL FUTURO PERFECTO
by Nele Wohlatz – Argentina – 2016 – 65’
with Xiaobin Zhang
World Premiere, First feature
GORGE CŒUR VENTRE
by Maud Alpi – France – 2016 – 82’
with Virgile Hanrot, Dimitri Buchenet
World Premiere, First feature
I HAD NOWHERE TO GO
by Douglas Gordon – Germany – 2016 – 100’
with Jonas Mekas
World Premiere
IL NIDO
by Klaudia Reynicke – Switzerland/Italy – 2016 – 80’
with Ondina Quadri, Fabrizio Rongione, Diego Ribon, Sonia Gessner
World Premiere
ISTIRAHATLAH KATA-KATA (Solo, Solitude)
by Yosep Anggi Noen – Indonesia – 2016 – 97’
with Gunawan Maryanto, Marissa Anita, Eduward Manalu, Melanie Subono,
Davi Yunan
World Premiere
L’INDOMPTÉE
by Caroline Deruas – France – 2016 – 98’
with Clotilde Hesme, Jenna Thiam, Tchéky Karyo, Bernard Verley,
Pascal Rénéric, Marilyne Canto, Lolita Chammah, Tanya Lopert,
Filippo Timi, Renato Carpentieri
World Premiere, First feature
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Concorso Cineasti del presente - Film Selection
MAÑANA A ESTA HORA
by Lina Rodríguez – Colombia/Canada – 2016 – 85’
with Laura Osma, Maruia Shelton, Francisco Zaldua, Clara Monroy,
Catalina Cabra, Francisco Restrepo, Juan Miguel Santana, Juan Pablo
Cruz, Valentina Gómez, Alejandra Adarve
World Premiere
PESCATORI DI CORPI
by Michele Pennetta – Switzerland – 2016 – 64’
World Premiere, First feature
THE CHALLENGE
by Yuri Ancarani – Italy/France/Switzerland – 2016 – 65’
World Premiere, First feature
VIEJO CALAVERA
by Kiro Russo – Bolivia/Qatar – 2016 – 80’
with Julio Cesar Ticona “Tortus”, Narciso Choquecallata, Anastasia Daza
López, Rolando Patzi, Israel Hurtado, Elisabeth Ramírez Galván
World Premiere, First feature
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Retrospettiva “Beloved and Rejected” Cinema in the young Federal Republic of Germany
from 1949 to 1963
This year the Festival del film Locarno dedicates its Retrospettiva section,
organized in collaboration with the Deutsches Filminstitut, to the Cinema in
the young Federal Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1963. This period
is fundamental from a historical point of view, since after the events of World
War II the situation of the nation was critical and both its economical situation
and public opinion were compromised. How did the postwar period influence
the representation of the ordinary in the cinema of West Germany? The aim
of the 69th edition is to answer this question and to focus the attention of the
audience on beloved, despised and rejected movies of this historical period.
Curated by Olaf Möller and Roberto Turigliatto, the Retrospettiva section
includes nearly 80 movies dealing with different topics such as aggression,
love, antagonism and subversion, representing the people’s perception of
that historical period. After its presentation during the current Festival edition,
“Beloved and Rejected” will tour internationally. Among the confirmed
institutions, the Retrospettiva will play in Switzerland at the Cinémathèque
suisse in Lausanne, the Kino Rex in Bern and the Filmpodium in Zürich. Some
movies out of this section will also be shown in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg
and Wiesbaden, at the Cinemateca Portuguesa in Portugal and in Trieste
and Turin. The tour will end in 2017 in the USA at the Film Society of Lincoln
Center in New York and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
“Das Spukschloss im Spessart”, DE 1960
“Leuchtfeuer”, DE 1954
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Excellence Award Moët & Chandon Bill Pullman
Every year, the Excellence Award of the Festival del film Locarno is attributed
to one or more internationally renowned actors. In the current edition this
recognition is assigned to American actor Bill Pullman, born in New York in
1953, and ranked among those great American professionals who not only
distinguished themselves by their versatility and eclecticism, but also by that
quality that only the greatest actors can boast: the ability, when required, to
efface themselves within the film, without self-assertion or taking over the
story, thanks to their special touch, and the extent to which they can mold
their talent to whatever is required by the film, the director and the role itself.
Bill Pullman has indeed always managed to be totally credible, even when
his characters have spanned the most disparate film genres, including the
ironic, gloriously over-the-top science-fiction stretching from Spaceballs (1987)
to Independence Day (1996). We are honoured to welcome him in Locarno
awarding him with the 13th Excellence Award Moët&Chandon, following after
other great actors such as Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Michel Piccoli,
Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Sir Cristopher Lee, Victoria Abril, Juliette
Binoche, Giancarlo Giannini, and in 2015 Edward Norton.
Lost Highway, Fr - USA, 1996
Moët&Chandon 2016, Bill Pullman
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Pardo d’onore Swisscom - Alejandro Jodorowsky
For the 69th edition of the Festival del film Locarno, the Pardo d’onore
Swisscom will honor filmmaker, writer, poet and artist Alejandro Jodorowsky,
who started his career at a very young age and was able to show his artistic
capacities in a multicultural environment. This exceptional artist started his
career as a puppeteer, poet and theater director and at the age of 23 he moved
to France to join Marcel Marceau’s mime troupe. After five years, he founded
an artistic movement with Roland Topor and Fernando Arrabal named Panique,
intended to go beyond surrealism, and as soon as he started his new life in
Mexico, he created the avant-garde theater of Mexico and directed films like
Fando y Lis, El Topo and Santa Sangre, which gave him the status of cult
filmmaker worldwide. Even though he has not completed the film adaptation
of the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, he remains an important inspiration for a
lot of international science fiction directors. From his works, the Festival will
screen La danza de la realidad, also selected for the Cannes Festival 2013,
and Poesia sin fin. The program will also include two of his masterpieces:
La montaña sagrada and Santa Sangre. The award ceremony for the Pardo
d’onore Swisscom will take place in Piazza Grande on the 12th of August,
and on the following day the audience will have the opportunity to talk to
Alejandro Jodorowsky at the Spazio Cinema (Forum). In the past years, the
Pardo d’onore Swisscom was awarded to artists including Samuel Fuller,
Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Cimino and Marco Bellocchio.
La montaña sagrada, Mexico - USA, 1973
Alejandro Jodorowsky, © Pascale Montandon
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Magic Blues
6.8
• Verzasca
Country Festival
Sonogno
26-28.8
• Rombo Days
Locarno
3-4.9
• Triathlon Locarno
5.9-14.10
• Settimane Musicali
di Ascona
Ascona/Locarno
13.9-23.10
• Autunno
Gastronomico
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• Festa
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16.10
• Ascona-Locarno
Marathon
24.11.2016-6.1.2017
• Locarno on Ice
Premio Raimondo Rezzonico - David Linde
The Premio Raimondo Rezzonico - Best Independent Producer, offered
by the Municipality of Minusio, is attributed every year to an important
independent producer. Previous recipients were Menahem Golan, Margaret
Ménégoz, Nansun SHI and, in 2015, Office Kitano. This year the Premio
Raimondo Rezzonico will be awarded to American producer and executive
David Linde, who started with the first major position of his career at Miramax
Films, overseeing the acquisition of several internationally renowned movies
such as Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures, Woody Allen’s Bullets over
Broadway, international distribution for Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and
Anthony Minghella’s multi-Oscar-winner The English Patient. After Miramax,
he ran Focus Features with co-president James Schamus, producing Roman
Polanski’s The Pianist, Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation and many more
movies, obtaining a total of 53 Oscar nominations resulting in 11 Academy
Awards and showing the world his extraordinary talent. He then continued
his career as chairman of Universal Pictures, and is now CEO of Participant
Media, a global company dedicated to media that inspires social change.
Lost in Translation, USA 2003
David Linde, Photo Credit Linde’s company
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Vision Award Nescens - Howard Shore
The current edition of the Festival del film Locarno wants to highlight and
reward one of the finest film musicians of the world, the Canadian composer
Howard Shore. His career has been a big inspiration for other people, as with
his compositions he gave them the power of dreaming. During his career he
gave life to a lot of soundtracks: from the beautiful melodies of Peter Jackson’s
fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings, to the dramatic sound of Jonathan
Demme’s thriller The Silence of the Lambs, ending with the soundtrack of the
biography movie Ed Wood, by Tim Burton. These are just some of the greatest
examples of Shore’s works, but we know that his creativity still continues on
the road of success and emotions. After many nominations, two Oscars for
the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings, two Golden Globes for The Lord of
the Rings and The Aviator, and other awards, the Vision Award – Nescens
reconfirms his abilities and his talent for the world of music.
This award follows those previously attributed to the special effects talent
Douglas Trumbull (2013), Mr Steadicam® Garrett Brown (2014) and sound
designer and editor Walter Murch (2015).
Vision Award Nescens 2016 Howard Shore, © Benjamin Ealovega
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General Information
Venues:
• Auditorium FEVI (3000 seats)
• La Sala (960 seats)
• L’Altra Sala (500 seats)
• Teatro Kursaal (500 seats)
• Ex*Rex (450 seats)
• PalaVideo Muralto (270 seats)
• Cinema Rialto 1 (180 seats)
• Cinema Rialto 2 (104 seats)
• Cinema Rialto 3 (91 seats)
Piazza Grande (up to 8000 seats)
Every night 9.30 PM screening in Piazza Grande and Auditorium FEVI.
In case of rain: Free Transportation (PardoBus 1) from Piazza Grande (Locarno
Post Office) to the Auditorium FEVI.
Piazza Grande: seats are not guaranteed, please arrive early. If the maximum
capacity of Piazza Grande has been reached, please go to the Auditorium FEVI.
Piazza Grande and theaters: admission subject to availability of seats.
13th of August: The evening starts at 9 pm.
Strollers are not allowed to access or transit Piazza Grande. A delimited area
for wheelchairs is accessible on the right side of the main entrance.
Festival del film Locarno
Via Ciseri 23, CH – 6601 Locarno
Tel: +41 (0)91 756 21 21 - Fax: +41 (0)91 756 21 49
Website: www.pardo.ch - Email: [email protected]
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Passes and Tickets
Ticket for daytime screenings in theaters
CHF 17
Tickets for evening screening in Piazza Grande with one film
CHF 25
Tickets for evening screening in Piazza Grande with two films
CHF 35
Tickets for the second screening in Piazza Grande Seat reservation in Piazza Grande (Combined with any ticket or pass, max 6 seats)
CHF 17
+ CHF 17
General Daily Pass
(CHF 50 on days with double screening in Piazza Grande)
CHF 45
Students and Trainee Daily Pass (max age 30)
(CHF 32 on days with double screening in Piazza Grande)
CHF 27
Festival season ticket
CHF 330
Student and trainees season ticket (photo required – max age 30)
CHF 110
Over 64 season ticket
CHF 220
NEW – Piazza Grande season ticket
CHF 250
Amici del Festival season ticket
CHF 490
•Daily passes can be purchased at the box office in Piazza Grande by 6 PM the
latest, of the same day
•Evening tickets for Piazza Grande can be purchased at the main box office in
Piazza Grande.
•Tickets for daytime screenings can be purchased directly from the box office
of the theaters.
•Further information and online tickets are available on our webpage shop.pardo.ch
(a surcharge is applied on online booking).
•Kids who are 3 years old or above are charged full price.
Box offices opening hours – Piazza Grande
31.7.2016: 6 pm – 10 pm / 1.8.2016: 10 am – 6 pm / 2.8.2016: 9 am – 10 pm
Box offices opening hours – Other venues
•FEVI Auditorium, La Sala and L’altra Sala will open one hour before screenings
•Other theaters will open 30 minutes before screenings
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Walking tours and excursions
along the Centovalli and Maggia Valleys
and the Lake Maggiore
LA BIGLIETTERIA FART
Piazza Stazione 3, Locarno
Tel. +41 (0)91 751 87 31
[email protected]
www.centovalli.ch
www.lagomaggioreexpress.com
Passes and Tickets
SBB Rail Away Offer
SBB gives a 20% discount on tickets with destination “Locarno” to holders
of a valid Festival ticket and offers the possibility to purchase a train-Festival
combination ticket at a special price.
1. Benefits for travellers from Ticino – Arcobaleno “Ticino Event” ticket
With the “Ticino Event” ticket you have a 20% discount on trains and buses
fares from your place of residence in Ticino to Locarno – valid for the round trip.
You will also benefit of a reduced price on one or more Festival daily passes,
and on Piazza Grande tickets with one or two screening.
“Ticino Event” tickets (www.arcobaleno.ch) are available at ticket offices and
automatic machines in most rail stations of Canton Ticino.
2. Benefits for travellers from other rail stations in Switzerland
20% discount on rail tickets from a station in Switzerland to Locarno and
reduced price on one or more Festival daily passes, and on Piazza Grande
tickets with one or two screening.
3. Benefits for Festival ticket holders
If you have already purchased a Festival ticket, you can have a 20% discount
on rail fares to Locarno from any Swiss rail station, presenting your Festival
ticket at the ticket office.
Combi-Tickets can be purchased at all rail stations or by calling the number
0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/min. from the Swiss landline network). Tickets
purchased with a credit card can be delivered for free to any Swiss address
not later than four days before the date of the event.
For further information visit www.sbb.ch/en/festival-del-film
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Services and Information
PardoLive
The entire program of the Festival, a big variety of articles, photos and “live”
and “on demand” videos are available on our official website www.pardolive.ch
and on other multimedia platforms such as our iPhone and Android App or
our official Facebook and Twitter pages. The paper edition of PardoLive, with
additional information, articles and pictures, is distributed every evening in Piazza
Grande before the screening and made available in all official Festival venues.
Official Catalogue
The official catalogue of the Festival is available in English/French or in Italian/
German for CHF 15 at all Festival box offices, at the Pardo Boutique and at the
official bookshops.
Pardo Bookshop - Libreria Locarnese
Here you will find the official publications of the Festival and a selection of books
and DVD related to the 69th edition. The bookshop Libreria Locarnese is located
in Piazza Grande.
Pardo Boutique
At the Pardo Boutique by Manor, located at la Magnolia, you will find all official
Festival merchandise. Opening hours: 10 AM – 10 PM.
Kids Corner and day-care center
From the 4th of August, Scuola Materna di Locarno, a day-care center with
qualified staff, will host children between 1 and 12 years old for a maximum of
two consecutive screenings. CHF 5 a day for each child.
Opening hours: 10.30 am - 12.30 pm / 1.30 pm to 6.30 pm
For the evening babysitting service, contact +41 79 239 63 64 or send an e-mail
to [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance.
Festival Center, Palazzo Sopracenerina, ground floor, Tel: +41 (0) 91 756 21 21
Email: [email protected]
Press Office, Palazzo Sopracenerina, first floor, Tel: 141 (0) 91 756 21 70
Email: [email protected]
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Services and Information
Park&Ride
Two Park&Rides are available, free of charge, nearby the PardoBus1 stop.
Bicycle Hire Services
SOS Ticino – Associazione SOS in collaboration with the Festival organizes
a free bike hire service in Largo Zorzi.
For further information: +41 (0)76 588 14 51
Furthermore, all the accredited will have the chance to rent an e-bike from
Flyer in Largo Zorzi. An identity document will be required to collect and
return the e-bikes.
Discounts and Offers
During the Festival, the Organizzazione Turistica Lago Maggiore e Valli
offers accredited delegates and Festival ticket holders the benefit of a 20%
discount on the following tourist facilities: Parco Avventura Gordola, Bosco
Gurin Chairlifts, Cardada cable car, Falconeria Locarno, Ghisla Art Collection,
Go-Kart Magadino, Isole di Brissago, Lido Locarno, Segway Tours, Ticino
Experience and affiliated hotel.
For accredited delegates only:
- 35% discount on Cardada Impianti Turistici service
- 50% discount on the following services:
Funicular railway Locarno – Orselina (Madonna del Sasso), Monte Lema
Funicular Railway, Monte Brè Funicular Railway, S. Salvatore Funicular Railway
and Società di Navigazione Lago di Lugano.
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Public transport
PardoBus 1
The Pardo Bus 1 is a free service that transits between Piazza Grande, the
Park&Ride and the Spazio Cinema. This service is available from 8.30 am to
9.30 pm with a ride every 20 minutes and a special ride 20 minutes after the
first and the second screening in Piazza Grande.
Pardo Bus 2, 3 and 4 are exclusive services for accredited delegates only.
PostBus after screenings in Piazza Grande
Every night, 20 minutes after the two screenings in Piazza Grande, a special
PostBus departs from Locarno to Ascona, Brissago, Bignasco, Orselina,
Minusio and Tenero. This service is available only after the end of the scheduled
F.A.R.T. service.
Bus Locarno – Gambarogno
The Organizzazione Turistica Lago Maggiore e Valli – Regione Gambarogno
– organizes a free bus service from Locarno to Gambarogno after the first
Piazza Grande screening. The departure point is near the Locarno Post Office
Locarno. For further information: +41 91 759 77 04
Last trains after Piazza Grande screenings
Every night:
Last train to Lugano, Mendrisio and Chiasso leaves at 12.16 am.
Last regional trains to Bellinzona leave at 12.16 am, 12.46 am and 1.21 am.
On Saturday and Sunday:
Last trains to Lugano, Mendrisio and Chiasso leave at 12.16 am and 2.50 am.
Last regional trains to Bellinzona leave at 12.46 am, 01.21 am and 2.50 am.
For further information: Rail Service 0900 300 300
(CHF 1.19/min. from the Swiss landline network) or website www.sbb.ch
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Public transport
Funicular Railway Locarno – Orselina (Madonna del Sasso)
During the Festival, the Funicular service operates from 8 am to 8 pm every
15 minutes, and from 8 pm to 12.30 am every 30 minutes.
Centovallina Railway Locarno – Intragna
During weekdays, last ride for Intragna leaves at 11.05 pm from Locarno.
During weekends, last ride leaves at 12.05 am.
Santuario Madonna del Sasso, Orselina
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Locarno69 – Official Festival App
The official App of the 69th edition aims to literally put all the information you
need in your hands! It includes all details regarding screenings, venues, tickets
and helpful tips to guarantee you an amazing experience.
Exclusive App contents
• Take a look at the official program containing the complete movie profiles,
sorted by date, title, section and venue. Also available offline.
•Use myProgram to create a page with your favourite Festival movies.
•Read PardoLive, the platform that allows you to stay updated on all the
Festival events 24/7.
• Vote and Win! Choose your favourite Prix du Public UBS film screened in
Piazza Grande and win an iPad Air.
• Take a look at all the general information you need and at the map with all
our official venues.
•Stay connected and share your experience on social networks with the
#Locarno69 Hashtag.
• Take a Pardo Selfie, share it online and have fun scrolling the gallery and
assigning your “like”.
© Festival del film Locarno
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laRotonda
Il Villaggio del Festival del film Locarno
From the 31st of July to the 14th of August
Locarno’s rotonda needs no introduction. But laRotonda at the 69th edition
of the Festival del film Locarno certainly does. Because it is still there, as
dynamic and colorful as ever, but with a very different look – obviously
covered in leopard spots. Evening dress? If that’s your thing, go ahead and
dress to impress. But you’ll be just as well received in a t-shirt, bermuda
shorts, flip flops and a panama hat! laRotonda is still the usual unmissable
Festival experience, but with many new highlights this year. A talking-forum
for the FEVI and the Sala, a prelude to the Piazza Grande, a hangout area
for late nights, in other words the beating heart of the Festival.
There you will find live music, DJ sets, themed bars, Food Districts, an Open
Market, as well as comfy chairs, shade, cool and lots of chit-chat. So just
as it always was: food & drink, a chill-out space, music. But this year, with
a Festival sixty-nine years young, we will also be live on Rete Tre, offer VJ
sessions with students from SUPSI and propose Virtual Reality experiences
with the Geneva International Film Festival Tous Écrans.
LaRotonda of #Locarno69 is the place to be. Meet up between the FEVI and
the Ex*Rex, gather opinions on the next screening, share your feelings on
that film which was “great, but ...”, or agree on the success of another: two
hours spent with eyes riveted to the screen. And the spot round, obviously,
to take a break, have a beer and a bite - Tibetan, African, Aramaic, Ticinese,
Indian, Mexican or Filipino. flavors for everyone. So, this year laRotonda is
the Festival village.
This year that’s how laRotonda is. Enjoy it.
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Line-Up
31.07. OPENING PARTY // JAY-K
IN COLLABORATION WITH ENJOY GROUP
01.08. #SWISS PARTY SPECIAL GUEST DJ ANTOINE
IN COLLABORATION WITH ENJOY GROUP
02.08. SEBALTER // DJ ALEXXIO
03.08. ANDREA BIGNASCA // DJ MOCI
04.08. RE:FUNK
05.08. GEORGE MERK // DJ ALEXIE
06.08. FIJI // DJ SET
07.08. RAVING IRAN // DJS BLADE&BEARD
BY PANORAMA SUISSE
08.08. ALTOVOLTAGGIO // DJ ALEXXIO
09.08. MAKE PLAIN // DJ MOCI
10.08. SWISS FICTION MOVEMENT PARTY
11.08. ZONASUN // LUKA RUDE BOY
12.08. VASCO JAM // DJ MOCI
13.08. SINPLUS (DUO SET) // SINPLUS (DJ SET)
14.08. CLOSING PARTY OPENÈR GAMBAROGN
Every day, live radio PardoOn hosted by Rete Tre, from 2 – 13 August,
from 6 pm to 9 pm
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Treasure hunt
ascona-locarno.com/family
Not two, but actually three
treasure hunts!
Take part in an adventurous
excursion with your family.
Answer the questions which will
lead you to discover all the
treasures of the town of Locarno,
the Brissago Island and Cardada.
Have fun!
Cardada
Locarno
Isole
di Brissago
Bars in Locarno
• Bar Bazoo, Piazza Muraccio, Locarno
Cocktail-sandwich bar, apero, music.
• Bar Festival, Viale Balli 2, Locarno
Live music and DJ Nights.
• Bar Pozzo, Piazza S. Antonio, Locarno
Apero-cocktail and snack bar.
• Blu Restaurant & Lounge, Via Respini 9, Locarno
Restaurant-bar, lounge and cocktail, apero, DJ music.
• Caffè Paolino, Largo Zorzi 20, Locarno
Ideal for aperitifs. Live concerts. • Mono Bar, Via Ciseri 19, Locarno
Snack bar, cultural events, live music, DJ set.
• Pardo Bar, Via della Motta 3, Locarno
Apero-cocktail and snack bar, live music, internet point.
• Rivellino Garden, c/o Pardo Bar, Via della Motta 3, Locarno
DJ music. Happy hour. Internet point.
Snack bar and ideal for aperitifs.
• Sport Cafè, Via della Posta 4, Locarno
DJ Night and entertainment, ideal for aperitifs, live music.
• Bar Castello, Via F. Rusca 8, Locarno
Apero, food, music, billard
• Fashion 2Shè, Via Luini 12, Locarno
DJ music, ‘70, Electro, House, Latina, Lounge Sounds.
• Bartolomeo Caffè, Via B. Rusca 8, Locarno
Caffè Lounge, snack bar, ideal for aperitifs.
• Casa Borgo, Via Borghese 2, Locarno
Apero bar. Internet cafè.
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After more than 45 years, the theatre
whose name is undoubtedly linked to
the Dimitri family and whose history
is deeply rooted in the clown and mime
art is continuing its course by adding
more genres to its programming. The
mission, designed by the director Kami
Wihlemina Manns, is to turn Teatro
Dimitri into the most dynamic cultural
center outside the great cultural centers
in Switzerland, keeping the best of the
two worlds: the magical, poetic art of
AUGUST 2016
BORDERLINE FESTIVAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 13 1 4 15 1 6 1 7
DIMITRI CLOWN
Clownery
1/8, 8/8, 28/8, 30/8
Attis Theater
Gobsquad
Theater
Theater
IOKASTI
5-6/8
SUPER NIGHT SHOT
14/8
La Famiglia Dimitri
Snaut
Clownery
2/8 , 20/8 , 31/8
Performance
RIEN VOIR 2
DIMITRIGENERATIONS
14-17/8
Accademia Teatro Dimitri
VARIÉTÉ VARIETÀ
AL CHIAR DI LUNA
Accademia
9/8, 11-12/8, 18-19/8, 21/8
Dimitri and a top-class artistic program
dynamic, vibrant, highly-qualitative,
that the public can enjoy in the beautiful Swiss nature.
Borderline festival:
Theatre to the limit and restless
performances. A subversive project
seeking new forms of theatrical
expression.
Teatro Dimitri
Stradòn 28, 6653 Verscio
for more information please visit:
www.teatrodimitri.ch
and facebook.com/TeatroDimitri
All of the shows are presented for the
first time in Ticino.
1 8 19 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1
Jérôme Bel
Bassic Vibes
Angela Winkler
Performance
Music
Theater
CÉDRIC ANDRIEUX
ERICH FISCHER
16/8
Rimini Protokoll
EVROS WALK WATER
Theater
15-17/8
18-19/8
Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion
BODY NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
& BOTH SITTING DUET
Performance
17/8
Forced Entertainment
TOMORROW’S PARTIES
Theater
14-15/8
SISTERS
25-26/8
Shows & Exhibitions
Ghisla Art Collection Locarno
Via Ciseri 3, 6600 Locarno - www.ghisla-art.ch
This year three rooms will be dedicated to temporary exhibitions, the first
of which – dedicated to two protagonists of European art, François Morellet
and Grazia Varisco – will last until August 21st. The other five rooms of the
museum will host for the entire season the third display of works chosen from
Ghisla’s private collection, «Contemporary Insights», curated by Martine and
Pierino Ghisla. Wed-Sun 2pm - 7pm
Pinacoteca Comunale Casa Rusca
Piazza S. Antonio, Locarno - www.museocasarusca.ch
Exhibitions: Rotella and Cinema / Fausto Tommasina. Abisso e splendore
The exhibition Rotella and Cinema shows the close relationship between
Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006) and cinema, which has characterized his entire
artistic production. Casa Rusca shows also oil paintings by Fausto Tommasina
(*1961), a talented artist from Locarno. 10am-12noon / 2pm-6pm
Fondazione Marguerite Arp
via alle Vigne 44, 6600 Locarno-Solduno - www.fondazionearp.ch
Since the inauguration of the Fondazione Marguerite Arp’s new art depot
in April 2015 numerous art lovers took up the opportunity to visit the
exhibition space as well as the garden of Jean Arp’s studio house. The
new exhibition shows a significant selection of works by Arp and other
artists from the collection. Sun 2pm - 6pm
OnArte
- exhibition platform and video lounge for contemporary art
Via San Gottardo 139, Minusio - www.onarte.ch
C’était le 3 mars 1965 - parapluie (Andrée Julikà Tavares & Gianluca
Monnier) Tue-Sat / 2pm - 6pm
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Shows & Exhibitions
Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna
Via Borgo 34, Ascona - www.museoascona.ch
Stefania Beretta. Una Segnaletica dell’Essere. The photographer from
Ticino Stefania Beretta exhibits works around the topic of the sacredness
of everyday life in the immense scenery of India, observed and captured
by the artist in a period of 30 years. Tu-Sa 10am-12noon, 4pm-7pm
Su 10.30am-12.30noon
Museo Castello San Materno
Via Losone 10, Ascona - www.museoascona.ch
Giorgio Morandi. Forme, colori, spazio, luce. The exhibition shows 15 drawings
and 11 etchings in addition to a watercolour and three oil paintings, significant
examples of still life (and sometimes landscape), revealing Morandi’s best
known style. Th-Sa 10am-12pm, 4pm-7pm / Su 2pm-4pm
Pardo Art Stop @ Studio Ana D’Apuzzo
Passaggio San Pietro, Ascona, www.anadapuzzo.com
Show your Locarno film festival’s ticket or pass and get a free coffee or a glass
of prosecco wine at the Studio d’arte e architettura Ana D’Apuzzo during our
opening hours and enjoy the art exhibition of oil paintings by Ana D’Apuzzo.
Thu-Fri 2pm-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm
Galleria Wolf
Carrà dei nasi 11, Ascona - www.galleriawolf.ch
Bernhard Jordi - “Bella Macchine”. Fantasy machines full of nonsense of
Swiss kinetic artist Bernhard Jordi. Accompanied by a summer selection of
four painters of the gallery Wolf, among them Zurich DJ/Action painter Dominik
Brun del Re. Wed to Sun 2pm-6.30pm
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Shows & Exhibitions
Bakery-Cake Shop Begna
Piazzetta della Chiesa , Brione s /Minusio - www.emmyart.ch
Exhibition of ultracentenary woodcrosspieces painted during the whole period
of Film Festival. Mon-Sun 07am-12noon
Calzada Gallery
Via Vallemaggia 5, Locarno - www.calzadagallery.com
In March 2014 Miguel Calzada opened his art gallery close to the Old City in
Locarno. Here, in addition to showing his own paintings, he also offers other
artists the opportunity to exhibit their work. Tue-Sat 2pm-6pm
Perdomo Artworks
Contrada Maggiore 6, Ascona - www.carmenperdomo.com
We are exhibiting the works of a group of local students who commemorate
through a puppet show, the life of one of the many important artistic figures
in Ascona: Marianne Werefkin. The exhibition is a fun family activity where
you see behind the scene pictures, videos, and most importantly, get to play
with the puppets themselves! 08.08-12.08, 9am - 11:30am
Galleria Amici dell’Arte
Via R.Leoncavallo 15, 6614 Brissago - amicidellarte.francomarc.ch
The galleria Amici dell’Arte, Brissago presents a series of photographs of
our territory by the photographer Gianni Cima with the suggestive title of
“imaginary, imagine, imagination, image”
Art Gallery Casa arte bene weber
Nucleo Vairano 23, San Nazzaro (Gambarogno)
Paintings, sculptures, objects, hospitality. Fr 2pm-7pm / Sat-Sun 1pm-5pm
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Places of interest
Locarno
Piazza Grande, the main square in the heart of the town, with arcades in
typically Lombard style.
The Città Vecchia, characterised by old town houses, magnificent
courtyards, and narrow alleys, is the historic center of Locarno. The Via
San Antonio and the Via Cittadella are the two main streets of the old town.
Also worth a visit is a smaller square, the Piazzetta delle Corporazioni.
Castello Visconteo; This castle of the Visconti family dates back to 998.
It has a 15th-century inner courtyard and richly inlaid ceilings. It is now
an archaeological museum, displaying valuable vases and blown-glass
goblets and artefacts from Roman times. One room commemorates the
Peace Conference held in Locarno in 1925. There is also a bulwalk named
“Rivellino”, attested as a Leonardo Da Vinci work.
Casorella, a town house adjacent to the Castello Visconteo, was built
between 1575 and 1593. Of special interest is the stucco-work of the
loggetta (1596-1605), which overlooks the inner courtyard, and the first-floor
reception room, decorated by the painter Giovanni Caldelli in 1787. It is now
used as a venue for temporary exhibitions of various kinds.
Church of St. Francis (San Francesco). The choir and cupola are 14th century
the nave dates from 1528. Next to the church is the former 13th-century
Franciscan monastery with its refectory (Sala Orelli).
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso. It was on this spot that the Blessed
Virgin Mary appeared to Fra Bartolomeo d’Ivrea in 1480. The small original
church was later enlarged. The pathway from Locarno to the Sanctuary
(Via Crucis) is flanked by chapels typical of such places of pilgrimage in
Lombardy.
Information and city maps are available at the tourist offices.
Useful addresses for individual excursions:
• La Biglietteria FART SA, Piazza Stazione 3, Locarno, Tel. 091 751 87 31
www.centovalli.ch (city buses and Centovalli Train)
• Autopostale Ticino, Tel. 0840 852 852
www.autopostale.ch/ticino
• Navigazione Lago Maggiore, Locarno, Tel. 0848 091 091
www.navigazionelaghi.it
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Places of interest
Parco delle camelie - Locarno
The stunning Camellia Park was inaugurated in Locarno in 2005 on the
occasion of the International Camellia Society World Congress (ICS), which
was attended by participants from all over the world. During the five years
since its opening the park has become an international attraction, thanks
both to its landscape value and to its precious botanical features. At the
time of the inauguration 500 camellias were planted and the vast number
of species present guarantees, in principle, a flowering period of 9 months.
The Parks and Gardens Service is mainly responsible for planting and
maintenance of the park and cultivates and propagates camellias in its
nurseries at Locarno Monti. With the help of knowledge acquired during the
ICS Congress and thanks to the Swiss Camellia Society, the Town Council
gardeners have been able to further enlarge their already considerable
collection, exchanging rare species and collaborating with growers from
Italy, Germany, Belgium, the USA and China. The second stage of the
works was initiated in 2007 and comprised the creation of several key
structures and the extension of the park towards the more scenic area
near the lake. The largest flower bed of the park, dedicated to perfumed
species and camellias, has been created next to the amphitheatre, which
will enable visitors to sit in the most panoramic point of the area. From
the top a small stream runs down to feed the new pond, whose waters
reflect an elegant pavilion. The latter houses a series of information panels
on camellias. Today, with the work almost finished, the Park is home
to 850 varieties of catalogued camellias including about forty different
species and ten perfumed hybrids. In addition to these, there are 70 as
yet unidentified camellias, planted at the southern extremity of the public
baths and 130 double camellias, which form a dividing hedge and are
used mainly to provide cut flowers for the annual show held in spring.
The structure of the Park is that of a series of beds forming a kind of
labyrinthine trail where visitors can happily stroll among these wonders
of nature lulled by the relaxing sound of birdsong and waves lapping on
the shore of the lake. Since 2010, Garden of Excellence, The International
Camellia Society.
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Places of interest
Ascona
Piazza G. Motta, Ascona’s famous lake promenade, where many high-class
shops and restaurants are located. At the entrance of the promenade is the
Castello dei Ghiriglioni (1250), formerly an aristocratic residence, now a hotel.
Pontificio Collegio Papio; The former papal college has a magnificent twostorey courtyard in the Lombard style (1585-1602) embellished with coatsof-arms and open loggias. It now houses a secondary school. The complex
includes the Church of Santa Maria della Misericordia, built in the 14th and
15th centuries, which has a magnificent medieval fresco cycle depicting
stories from the Bible. Note also the fine nave (1399), with coffered ceiling
and Gothic choir. Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna, a modern art museum
which puts on exhibitions of well-known artists and houses the permanent
collections of the Marianne v. Werefkin and Seewald foundations. The historical
Castello San Materno has returned to its original splendour, after undergoing
careful restoration works, and has now become a modern exhibition venue
for the town of Ascona. The Castello hosts a permanent collection of over
forty art works by outstanding artists from the German region. A typical
15th-century town house; Casa Serodine has a fine Baroque façade with
stucco decoration by Giovanni Battista Serodine (1587-1626). A tangible
sign of the wealth acquired by natives of Ascona who went to live and work
in Rome in earlier centuries. Monte Verità; At the end of the 19th-century, a
group of people advocating a return to nature settled on this hill, renaming
it Monte Verità (Mountain of Truth). It became a cultural and spiritual centre
which attracted revolutionaries, philosophers, writers, poets, ballet dancers
and painters of international renown. The Monte Verità seminar centre now
has an international reputation for the academic activities it organises. Parish
church of Saints Peter and Paul (1530-34). The church is decorated with
15th-century frescos by P.F. Pancaldi-Mola and paintings on canvas by G.
Serodine, in particular a magnificent work hung over the high altar depicting
the Coronation of the Virgin.
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Brissago
Brissago lies along the right shore of Lake Maggiore, 196 metres above sea
level. The center is situated along the lakeshore while the rest is spread over
terraced hills at 400 metres. The region benefits from a mild subtropical
climate with varied vegetation where camellias and mimosas grow side by
side with oaks, chestnut trees and gentians. The mountain culminates in the
Ghiridone, 2200 metres high. Lake and hills offer wonderful possibilities: sailing,
windsurfing, swimming, tennis, boat trips, walks and also many mountain trails.
A village with a clear tourist call, it also has a local industry in the shape of
the Tobacco Factory which is world-famous for its cigars. Monuments to be
cited are the churches of Madonna di Ponte and SS. Pietro e Paolo, in pure
renaissance style (Bramantine), the 17th-century Palazzo Branca, the Sacro
Monte chapel, the “Bosco Sacro” or “Holy Wood” where the laburnum grows
(a small tree with clusters of yellow flowers common in temperate climates).
A harmonious combination of lake and mountains, Brissago brings together
North and South in a perfect play of light and colour. www.ascona-locarno.com
Brissago Islands
The Brissago Islands, the botanical garden of the canton Ticino, created
by the Russian Baroness Antoinette de St. Léger in the year 1885, gives
you the wonderful opportunity to escape from noise and the hectic pace of
modern frenetic life. The exotic plants, the colours and perfume of flowers
from all over the world are wonderful in summertime. On the island there is
a hotel-restaurant, and it is possible to organize seminars and banquets or
special events.
Island Info: Tel. 091 791 43 61 (7x7 9am to 6pm), Boat Info: Tel. 0848 091 091
Hotel-Restaurant-Events info: Tel. 091 791 43 62, www.isolebrissago.ch
Centovalli
The hub of this region is Intragna: it overlooks the fertile Pedemonte countryside
and stands guard over the entrance to Centovalli, “the hundred valleys”.
Intragna’s famous, majestic, 17th-century bell-tower is a prototype of the
architecture favoured by the region’s rustic gentry. Necessity forced many
people to emigrate: they worked as chimney sweepers, grill-cooks, knifevendors and above all as dockworkers in the port of Livorno, Italy. Today one
can still catch a pleasant hint of Tuscan Italian in the speech of the elderly;
set into the iron of a balcony in Palagnedra, one can see the emblem of
the Medici family - just to mention two reminders of that adventurous past.
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The splendid ornamentation of Palagnedra church also has its story to tell.
www.centovalli.net
Accesible by Centovalli Train. For timetables please check at the Tourist
Offices or at the Train Station. www.centovalli.ch
La Biglietteria FART SA, Piazza Stazione 3, Locarno, Tel. 091 751 87 31
Valle Onsernone
The villages in the Onsernone Valley lie on high terraces which allow a view
of the wild, rugged valley floor, an ideal place for those seeking authenticity
and antiquity. The rustic buildings, reminders of hardship and poverty in past
times, merge with the impressive, refined houses, some from the 1500’s, which
were built by emigrants who made their fortunes in France or Italy. Villages
such as Auressio, Loco and Russo nestled in picturesque scenery which has
fascinated and attracted artists, writers, and lovers of nature in every period.
A rugged, enclosed valley some thirty kilometres (18 miles) long, from where
it meets Centovalli to the border with Italy, offers the hiker an abundance of
routes: from the nearby pleasant mountain hamlets to the most secluded
alps and peaks ranging from 1500 to 2500 metres a.s.l., rivers and streams
with the clearest of waters to fish in or simply relax alongside, not to mention
the ruins of Bagni di Craveggia with their spring and thermal baths which
were known about as early as the year 1200. In Loco we find the impressive
baroque church dedicated to Saint Remigius, well-documented since the
11th century, and the Museo Vallerano which affords visitors indispensable
information about the history, art and culture of the valley so as to allow them
to know more about it; part of the museum is the old but recently restored
mill which continues to grind corn, just as it once did. www.onsernone.ch
Accesible by Centovalli Train and Post Bus. For timetables please check
at the Tourist Offices or at the Train Station.
www.centovalli.ch or www.autopostale.ch/ticino
Cardada
Cardada’s mountain, a place offering the visitor many different opportunities
according to his interests and needs, all in a single setting. Cardada means
nature, walks along delightful paths, places to enjoy good food and open-air
sports. Cardada also means coming closer to nature, recognising through
architecture the traces man has left on its landscape, rediscovering those
internal values that can finally be heard at altitude, open spaces to think, read,
speak, get to know yourself. The departure station at Orselina, the arrival
station at Cardada and the cable car itself are the work of the well known
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and globally admired Ticinese architect Mario Botta. The departure station
seeks to represent a kind of translucent lantern, while the arrival station is a
place of passage, of protection, a “pavilion” with a less obvious architectural
influence than the departure station. The cabin, finally, with the successful
and exciting use of glass and aluminium, and the characteristic teardrop
form is a sign of the lightness of the air and the sky, and also of the liveable
transparency of Cardada. Cardada offers us a protective cushion against the
speed of our modern life; a way of escaping, lifting ourselves up, breathing
deeply, looking around and inside ourselves. The works of landscape architect
Paolo Bürgi: the ‘play’ path, the viewing platform, the geological observatory,
the arrival place of the cabin, offers the alert and responsive visitor the
opportunity to reflect on many themes, going beyond what he has taken for
granted. Departures from Orselina Station to Cardada every 30 minutes from
8.15am to 6.15pm + departure 6.15pm and 8.15pm. Chairlift from Cardada to
Cimetta from 9.15am to 12.15pm and 1.15pm to 5.30pm. Cardada Impianti
Turistici SA, Orselina , Tel. 091 735 30 30, www.cardada.ch
Funivia Orselina-Cardada
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Valle Verzasca
The valley of Verzasca is narrow and deep and extends itself from mount
Barone 25 km descending to the Piano di Magadino. At the beginning of the
valley, one of the highest hydroelectric dams in Europe (220 metres) was
built. The landscape is characterised by innumerable cultivated terraces.
Corippo is a village that was able to keep the typical characteristics of
the valley: due to the value of its architecture it was declared monument
of national importance. Many pleasant excursions can be organised from
Corippo. Due to the lack of parking possibilities it is advisable to reach
the village on foot. Lavertezzo is a romantic village and starting point for
unforgettable excursions in the side valleys: Val d’Agro, Val Pincascia, Val
Carecchio, Val d’Orgnana. The river Verzasca carves impressive natural
sculptures on the rocks and its water is of an intense green perhaps unique;
the origins of the word Verzasca correspond to “green water”. Remarkable
also the church of the village of Lavertezzo, the only one in the valley in
baroque style, and the popular “Ponte dei Salti”, with two arcades, also
known as a Roman bridge from the 17th century. Brione Verzasca is the
village situated on a little plateau where the rivers Osola and Verzasca meet.
Sonogno is the last village of the valley, situated in a nice hollow, where
the valleys Redorta and Vogornesso meet. Interesting is the museum of the
Val Verzasca (Casa Genardini), where you see the milk, the wool and hemp
processing, and costumes in the traditional style. At the atelier of the ProVerzasca, also very active, it is possible to buy handmade wool or garments
made of wool. Accesible by Post Bus. For timetables please check at the
Tourist Offices or at the Train Station. Tourist Office Tenero, Tel. 0848 091 091,
www.ascona-locarno.com
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Valle Maggia
The Maggia Valley (latin “Vallis madiae”) is the largest valley of the region.
Within 50 km, from the lowest point of Switzerland: the 220 m of Lago
Maggiore, you can reach the highest point of the Ticino (Pizzo Basodino,
3’272 m above sea level).
The Maggia river is considered as a landscape of national interest.
Kingdom of chestnuts, also called “the tree of life”, the Maggia Valley is rich
of important testimony of the past, which you can visit:
-church of S. Maria delle Grazie in Maggia, holy building of the italian Renaissance (1518), rich with frescos;
-exhibition of the painter G.A. Vanoni of Aurigeno (18th century);
-the alpine village of Fusio (1281 m above sea level) with its antique
constructions of stone and wood;
-a short break in a local grotto of unusual beauty;
-the church of Mogno, modern building made of marble, granite and glass,
opened in 1996. This church was designed by the world famous Ticino
architect Mario Botta and offers the possibility to reflect on the way of
construction in an alpine surrounding.
Accesible by Post Bus. For timetables please check at the Tourist Offices or
at the Train Station.
Tourist Office, Maggia, Tel. 0848 091 091, www.ascona-locarno.com
Parco Botanico del Gambarogno
The Botanical Park is situated on the hillside between Piazzogna and Vairano.
Otto Eisenhut skilfully transformed his nursery into a park which covers more
than 17’000 square meters. It has a wealth of plants: about 900 different types
of Camellias, almost as many magnolias, peonies and rhododendrons which
are surrounded by pines, junipers, ivy and exotic firs.
www.parcobotanico.ch
Accessible by boat and Post Bus.
For timetables please check at the Tourist Offices.
Bolle di Magadino
Protected nature park rich in flora and fauna. Free guided rowing boat tours
every Monday and Thursday morning. Reservation by Tourist Office, Vira,
Tel. 0848 091 091, www.ascona-locarno.com
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Bellinzona
Besides being the capital of Canton Ticino, Bellinzona is known as the city
of towers, walls and castles (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage). In fact the
medieval town began to develop after the year 1000, adapting to the limited
space between the two hills of Castelgrande and Montebello, and from
1200 it slowly assumed the form of a “civil castle”, a walled extension of
the fortresses guarding it. On the most imposing rock, shaped by a glacier,
rises Castelgrande, the oldest of the castles. Bellinzona offers its visitors
one of the most suggestive examples of late medieval military architecture,
the result of the extensive rebuilding undertaken by Milanese architects and
local labour in the second half of the fifteenth century. A visit to the courtyards
of Castelgrande, which underwent radical architectural restructuring, a
walk along the ramparts to the city gate or on the bastions of Montebello,
surrounded by deep moats while the third but separate castle Sasso Corbaro
stands on an isolated rocky promontory south-east of the other fortifications.
The battlements of Sasso Corbaro, clearly indicate Bellinzona’s exceptional
strategic role as guardian of the alpine passes, bitterly contested throughout
its long and sometimes violent history.
Don’t miss the typical market on Saturday morning.
Accesible by Train or Post Bus. For timetables please check at the Tourist
Offices or at the Train Station. Tourist Office, Palazzo Civico, Bellinzona, Tel.
091 825 21 31, www.bellinzonaturismo.ch
Lugano
Lake Lugano Region: the part of Canton Ticino South of Monte Ceneri that
projects wedge-like into Lombardy. Easily accessible, it stands at a crossroad
between Northern Europe and Italy. In spite of – or possibly because of –
this openness to outside influences, the region has maintained a distinct
personality, whose unmistakable features are readily identified. Much of its
success as a centre of tourism derives from its temperate climate, moderated
by the presence of the lake, with mild winters and a high number of sunny
days. The landscape has not been spoilt by excessive urbanisation, and its
natural balance of mountain, hill and lowland makes it an agreeable place to
stay in any season, offering a wide range of things to do.
Accesible by Train. For timetables please check at the Tourist Offices
or at the Train Station. Tourist Office, Lugano, Tel. 058 866 66 00
www.luganotourism.ch
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Isole Borromee
Isola Madre, the largest of the three islands, green and fragrant, which
Flaubert defined “a terrestrial paradise”. 330 m. long and 220 m. wide and
still property owned by the Borromeos as is the Isola Bella, is without doubt
the most interesting island from a landscape and botanical point of view. The
island hosts the villa and garden begun by Lancillotto Borromeo in the early
16th century. The park, named Botanical Garden, is divided into five sectors:
gardens, pergolas, groves, drives, bath, with splendid and rare examples of
birds and fowls roaming freely. The villa’s interior hosts restorations of epoch
milieu and a collection of chinaware and livery. Isola Bella, is the most famous
of the three islands that make up the archipelago; the count Carlo Borromeo
had a mansion with a grandiose garden built for his wife Isabella (from which
the island’s name derives), one of the most beautiful examples of 17th century
gardens. Numerous artists worked here, transforming the island into a sort of
incredible ornate vessel, a truncated pyramid of ten superimposed terraces,
joined together by tiny flights of steps, courtyards, caves, baths, fountains
and waterworks, statues, green back-drops and rare plants, that culminate
into a large hemicycle called the “theatre”. The palazzo of the same period,
is an imposing massive structure. Isola dei Pescatori, about 300 m. long and
100 m. wide, hosts, taking its name, an ancient and picturesque fishermen’s
village, with tiny narrow winding streets.
For timetables please check at the Tourist Offices or at the Navigation TicketsOffice. www.isoleborromee.it. www.navigazionelaghi.it
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Domodossola
Domodossola
Rasa
Isole di Brissago
Cimalmotto
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Cimalmotto
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Ascona
Ascona
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Monte
Verità
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Losone
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Dirinella
Scaiano
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Vairano
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S.Nazzaro
Vira G.
NLM
NLM
Esercizio stagionale
Linee locali
Linee locali
Linee urbane FART
VCO Trasporti
Linee urbane FART
Linee regionali FART
Linee regionali FART
AutoPostale / FART
AutoPostale
Ferrovia Centovalli
AutoPostale / FART
AutoPostale
Ferrovia Centovalli
Linee feroviarie FFS / TILO
Linee feroviarie FFS / TILO
Cadenazzo
TILO-S20
Gordola
Cadenazzo
Gerra
Scaiano
S.Abbondio
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Ranzo
Gerra
S.Nazzaro
Vira G.
Lido Tenero
Riazzino
Medoscio
Bellinzona
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Lido Tenero
Riazzino
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Sonogno
Medoscio
Gordola
Tenero Brere
Minusio
TILO - S30
Ranzo
Dirinella
22
Contra
3
Tenero
TILO - S20
Tenero
311
Contra
Locarno
Minusio
TILO-S20
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312
Sonogno
Mergoscia
312
Mergoscia
Brione
Fusio
Malpensa Aeroporto
/TILO-S30
Luino
Luino
Brione
Orselina
2
2
4
Cardada
Lago Maggiore
Lido
Lago Maggiore
6
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31
Locarno
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Orselina
Cardada
Cimetta
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Cimetta
Peccia
Fusio
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Pian di Peccia
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Pian di Peccia
BignascoCevio
Cavigliano Ponte Brolla
1
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Monte Verità
314
Porto
Ronco 5
Porto
Ronco
1
Bosco Gurin332
Cerentino
314
Arcegno
Arcegno
Isole di Brissago
8 Brissago
3
Intragna
8
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Bosco Gurin
Cavergno
Cavigliano Ponte Brolla
Intragna
Ronco S/Ascona
Costa
8 Brissago
8
Collina
di Brissago
Costa
Russo
3
Cerentino
33
San Carlo
Rossboda
Ritzberg
Russo
Ronco S/Ascona
Rasa
Collina
di Brissago
Camedo
Verdasio
Camedo
Verdasio
Comino
Spruga
Vergeletto
Comino
Spruga
Alpe Salei
Vergeletto
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325
Alpe Salei
Robiei
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Sonnenberg
315
324
Cavergno
321
3
323
324
Locarnese
Locarnese
Verbania
Cannobio/Verbania/Pallanza
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33
O-S30
San Carlo
O - S30
Robiei
TILO-S10
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT NET LOCARNO AND SURROUNDINGS
TILO - S10
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Excursions
Lago Maggiore Express
The Lago Maggiore Express offers you an unforgettable roundtrip with
the Panoramic “Centovallina train” and the boats of “Navigazione Lago
Maggiore”. The daily round trip (except Wednesdays) starting from Locarno,
through the Centovalli then via Domodossola to Stresa and finally returning
to Locarno. However, you can begin this journey in each of the places
touched by the trip’s programme. A day full of wonderful contrasts awaits
you. Your journey will take you through southern Switzerland and Italy.
The train trip, lasting an hour and a half, will cross the wild and romantic
regions of the Centovalli and the Valle Vigezzo; then you will sail across
Lake Maggiore for three hours, to admire the Borromeo Islands, the Cannero
castles, the Brissago Islands and a beautiful shoreline with quaint villages
and picturesque towns. Immerse yourself in the Mediterranean charm of
Lake Maggiore and the Centovalli!
Tickets at the Navigation Ticket-Office, La Biglietteria FART
or Train Station. Prices from CHF 38.- for adults and children (4-12 years old)
CHF 19.-, www.lagomaggioreexpress.com
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Tourist Information
For all information about the Region of Lake Maggiore please contact:
Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office
Tel. 0848 091 091 - Fax 091 759 76 94
www.ascona-locarno.com - [email protected]
Call Center Opening time
Monday-Friday: 19.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday and holiday: 19.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Front Desk Ascona, Viale Papio 5
Monday-Friday: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday and holiday: 10.00am - 6.00pm
10.00am - 2.00pm
Sunday: Front Desk Brissago, Via Leoncavallo 25
Monday-Friday: 9.00am - 12.00noon / 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Saturday:
9.00am - 12.00noon / 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Sunday and holiday:
closed
Front Desk Locarno, Stazione FFS/SBB/CFF
Monday-Friday: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday and holiday: 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 1.30pm / 2.30pm - 5.00pm
Front Desk Tenero, Via al Giardino
Monday-Friday: 9.00am - 12.00noon / 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Saturday:
9.00am - 12.00noon / 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Sunday and holiday:
closed
Front Desk Maggia
Monday-Friday: Saturday:
Sunday and holiday:
9.00am - 12.00noon / 2.00pm - 6.00pm
9.00am - 12.00noon
closed
Front Desk Vira Gambarogno, Via Cantonale 29
9.00am - 6.00pm
Monday-Friday: Saturday:
9.00am - 12.00noon / 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Sunday:closed
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Restaurants
Swiss-Italian & mediterranean kitchen
Tel.
Al Bottegone
Piazza Grande 20, Locarno
091 751 80 90
Bartolomeo Caffè
Via B. Rusca 8, Locarno
079 283 69 18
Blu Restaurant & Lounge Via Respini 11, Locarno
091 751 04 93
Borghese
Via Borghese 20, Locarno
091 751 04 98
Bottega del Vino
Via B. Luini 13, Locarno
091 751 82 79
Centenario
Viale Verbano 17, Muralto
091 743 82 22
Chiara
Vicolo dei Chiara 1, Muralto
091 743 32 96
Cittadella
Via Cittadella 18, Locarno
091 751 58 85
Corona
Piazza Orelli, Locarno
091 751 43 36
Da Valentino
Via Torretta 7, Locarno
091 752 01 10
Del Lago
Viale Verbano 35, Muralto
091 743 51 98
DiVino
Viale Verbano 13, Muralto
091 759 11 22
Fontana, Hotel Belvedere Via Monti Trinità 44, Locarno
091 751 03 63
Il Boccalino
Via della Motta 7, Locarno
091 751 96 81
Il Malatesta
Via dei Pescatori 8, Muralto
091 730 15 24
La Trattoria
Via Marcacci 9, Locarno
091 751 64 44
Le Bistrò (Casinò)
Largo Zorzi 1, Locarno
091 756 30 30
Mercato, Hotel Arcadia Lungolago G. Motta, Locarno
091 756 18 18
Via Borghese 14, Locarno
091 751 40 44
Negromante
Pasta e Ravioli
Via della Posta 2, Locarno
091 751 55 88
Reginetta Osteria
Via Motta 8, Locarno
091 752 36 57
Rondalli
Via Dogana Nuova 4, Locarno
091 751 14 13
Scaletta
Piazza Stazione 10, Muralto
091 743 52 98
Viale Verbano 9, Muralto
091 743 17 17
Sensi
Tyrell’s
Lungolago Motta, Locarno
091 751 13 86
Vallemaggia
Via Varenna 1, Locarno
091 752 00 01
Verbano Gran Caffè
Piazza Grande 5, Locarno
091 752 00 15
Pizzerias
Al Pozz
Viale Verbano 21, Muralto
091 744 63 64
Al Torchio
Viale Verbano 15, Muralto
091 743 43 77
America
Piazza Grande, Locarno
091 751 76 35
Via Varenna 31, Locarno
091 751 24 31
Bellavista
Burbai
Viale Verbano 45, Muralto
091 743 11 53
Campagna
Via Castelrotto 16, Locarno
091 751 99 47
Camping Delta
Via Respini 7, Locarno
091 751 14 78
Casa del Popolo
Piazza Corporazioni, Locarno
091 751 12 08
Contrada
Piazza Grande 26, Locarno
091 751 48 15
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Restaurants
Dell’Angelo
Delle Valli
Lungolago
La Lanterna
La Tegola
Old Wild West
Oldrati
Panorama
Piazza
Portico
Primavera
Robinia
S. Antonio
Stella
Svizzero
Universo
Piazza Grande, Locarno
Via Vallemaggia 14, Locarno
Via Bramantino 1, Locarno
Viale Verbano 27, Muralto
Piazza Burbaglio, Muralto
Piazza Stazione 7, Muralto
Viale Verbano 1, Muralto
Via Lavizzari 2, Locarno
Piazza Grande 18, Locarno
Piazza Grande 22, Locarno
Via all’Ospedale 4, Locarno
Via Balestra 40, Locarno
Via Galli 16, Locarno
Via Mantegazza 5, Locarno
Largo Zorzi 18, Locarno
Via Cattori 4, Locarno
091 751 81 75
091 751 32 73
091 751 52 46
091 743 82 22
091 743 71 21
091 743 85 44
091 751 60 50
091 752 00 61
091 751 23 07
091 751 77 36
091 752 24 81
091 751 34 53
091 751 21 35
091 751 28 74
091 751 95 13
Gourmet Restaurant
La Rinascente Gourmet Via al Tazzino 3, Locarno
Via Bossi 1, Locarno
Locanda Locarnese
091 751 13 31
091 756 87 56
Vegetarian
Govinda (Indian)
Via della Motta 10, Locarno
Il Guardiano del Farro Via Borghese 32, Locarno
091 752 38 52
091 751 86 41
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Sport & Fun
Swimming
• Lido Locarno, Tel. 091 759 90 00, www.lidolocarno.ch
Monday-Sunday: 8.30am - 9.00pm / Thursday: 6.30am - 9.00pm
• Bagno Pubblico “Lanca”, Locarno, Tel. 079 651 05 89
Open every day from 10.00am - 8.00pm
• Lido Ascona, Ascona, Tel. 079 193 58 40, www.lidoascona.com
Monday-Friday: 9.00am - 1.00am / Saturday-Sunday: 9.00am - 2.00am
Beach open from 9.00am - 7.00pm
• Bagno Pubblico Ascona, Via Fenaro, Ascona, Tel. 091 791 12 73
Open every day: 9.30am - 10.00pm
• Lido Brissago, Tel. 091 793 13 46, www.brissago-lido.ch
Open every day: 9.00am - 9.00pm
• Splash & SPA Tamaro SA, Rivera, Tel. 091 936 22 22, www.splashespa.ch
Monday-Friday: 10.00am - 10.00pm / Saturday-Sunday: 9.00am - 10.00pm
Tennis
• Tennis Club Locarno, Via F. Ballerini 6, Locarno, Tel. 091 751 11 16
• Tennis Club Ascona, Via delle Querce, Ascona, Tel. 091 791 42 02
• Tennis Club Losone, Via dei Pioppi, Losone, Tel. 091 791 66 97
• Tennis Club Brissago, Via al Lago, Brissago, Tel. 0848 091 091
• Tennis Club Pedemonte, Verscio, Tel. 091 796 21 87
Segway city tours
• Albergo Losone, Losone, Tel. 091 785 70 00, www.albergolosone.ch
E-bike rental
• Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office, Tel. 0848 091 091,
www.ascona-locarno.com/e-bike
Info desks: Ascona
Go-kart
• Go-Kart, Kart Longhi, Magadino, www.karts.ch, Tel: 091 859 24 56
Open from 2.00pm - 7.00pm - Go-kart for adults and children, kiosk
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Sport & Fun
Recommended paths on foot, by bike and roller skates
• Locarno-Rivapiana-Tenero (Mappo)
approx. 4 km (on foot, by bike or roller skates)
• Ascona-Piazza G.Motta-Via Albarelle-Lido-Golf Ascona
approx. 5 km (on foot, by bike or roller skates)
Minigolf
• Minigolf Club, Bosco Isolino, Via Ballerini, Locarno
• Minigolf Ascona, Via Rotundo 8, Ascona
• Minigolf Losone, via Saleggi, Losone
• Miraflores, Zona Industriale, Quartino (indoor)
091 751 63 30
079 434 32 69
091 791 66 16
091 795 26 27
Fitness & wellness
• Acquasana SA Muralto, Via Balli 1, Muralto
• Activ Fitness, Via dei Pioppi 2a, Losone
• Ascofit, Viale Monte Verità 12, Ascona
• Body Club, Via S. Gottardo 1, Muralto
• Centro Sportivo Minusio, Via San Gottardo 51, Minusio
• Lido Locarno, Via Respini 11, Locarno
• Splash e SPA Tamaro, Via Campagnole, Rivera
091 730 15 75
091 821 77 88
091 791 67 50
079 815 03 80
091 743 45 58
091 759 90 00
091 936 22 22
Hiking, walking and mountain-biking
• Information and maps are available at the Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office
Tel: 0848 091 091, www.ascona-locarno.com
Falconeria
• Falconry Performance, Via delle Scuole 12, Locarno
www.falconeria.ch
091 751 95 86
Climbing
079 686 76 59
• Big Wall, Chiossaccio 2, Verscio, www.bigwall.ch • Indepth Outthere Adventures, Vicolo Cappella, Gordola 078 614 98 77
www.indepthoutthere.com
• Mauro Rossi, Ponte Brolla, www.cuorediguida.it
079 418 04 81
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Sport & Fun
Climbing Indoor Hall
• Riazzino – Indoor Boulder, Accessible every day 8.30am - 10.00pm
It is possible to receive the keys after the payment of a deposit of CHF 40.–
Osteria del Sole, Cugnasco, Tel. 091 859 28 97
Motel Riazzino, Tel. 091 859 23 99
Adventure Park
• Tarzaning Center, Via Tratto di Fondo 2, Gordola, 091 745 22 28
www.parcoavventura.ch
Canyoning
• Trekking Team, Tegna, 091 780 78 00 or 079 600 70 07, www.trekking.ch
• Indepth Outthere Adventures, Vicolo Cappella, Gordola, 078 614 98 77
www.indepthoutthere.com
Sailing
• Asconautica, Ascona, 091 791 51 85, www.asconautica.ch
• Favore GmbH, Via delle Scuole 1, Brissago, 079 602 87 92
• Vela Giovane, Via alla Riva, Minusio, 078 612 91 45, www.velagiovane.ch
• Yacht Club Ascona, Via Fenaro, Ascona, Tel. 091 791 83 95, www.ycas.ch
• Yacht Club Brissago, Brissago, 079 720 64 08, www.ycbrissago.ch
• Yacht Club Locarno, Locarno, 076 444 67 82, www.yclo.ch
• Yachtsport Resort, Via Al Lago, Brissago, 091 793 12 34
www.yachtsport-resort.com
Rafting
• Trekking Team, Tegna, 091 780 78 00 or 079 600 70 07, www.trekking.ch
• Indepth Outthere Adventures, Vicolo Cappella, Gordola, 078 614 98 77
www.indepthoutthere.com
Bungee Jumping
• Most famous jump in the world, 007 Bungee Jumping Verzasca 220 Meters
Trekking Team, Gordola, 091 780 78 00 or 079 600 70 07
www.trekking.ch
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Sport & Fun
Wakeboard and water sports
• Asconautica, Ascona, Tel. 091 791 51 85
www.asconautica.ch
• Tucan Club, Via Cantonale 138, Magadino, Tel. 079 407 48 72
www.tucanclub.ch
• Watersports, Bagno Pubblico, Tenero, Mob. 079 685 58 17
www.watersports.ch
• Wilson Bar, Lido Ascona, Via Lido 81, Ascona, Tel. 079 782 56 92
www.supascona.ch
Waterski
• Asconautica, Ascona, Tel. 091 791 51 85
www.asconautica.ch
• Watersports, Bagno Pubblico, Tenero, Mob. 079 685 58 17
www.watersports.ch
• Yachtsport Resort, Via Al Lago, Brissago, 091 793 12 34
www.yachtsport-resort.com
Paragliding
•Fly & Smile, Locarno-Cardada, Tel. 091 606 62 66, www.parapendio.ch
• Mountaingliders, Mob. 079 761 51 06, www.mountaingliders.com
• Paramania, Tel. 091 857 22 25 or 079 444 14 55, www.paramania.ch
Parachuting
• Para Centro Locarno, Aeroporto Cantonale, Gordola, Tel. 091 745 26 51
www.paracentro.ch
Flying
• Aero Locarno, Aeroporto Cantonale, Gordola, Tel. 091 745 20 27
www.aerolocarno.ch
Golf
• Golf Gerre, Losone, Tel. 091 785 10 90, www.golflosone.ch
•Golf Patriziale Ascona, Ascona, Tel. 091 785 11 77, www.golfascona.ch
• Sake Golf Pitch & Putt, Losone, Tel. 079 621 39 46, www.sakegolf.ch
• Scuola Golf Locarno, Locarno, Tel. 091 752 33 53,www.golflocarno.ch
For further information:
Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office, Tel. 0848 091 091, www.ascona-locarno.com
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Taxi
Locarno & surroundings
• AAA Taxi Stazione FFS, Piazza Stazione, Muralto
Tel.
• Adesso Taxi, Via Sociale 8. Muralto
Tel.
• Amoroso Roberto, Minibus, Via Monti 159a, Locarno Tel.
• Ancar T&T, Via Orselina 19, Orselina, minibus
Tel.
• Cappello Pasqualino, Piazza Grande 13, Locarno
Tel.
• Ecco Taxi, Piazza Stazione 1, Muralto
Tel.
• Franco Taxi, Via Nessi 5, Locarno
Tel.
• Locarno, Via delle Scuole 8, Locarno
Tel.
• Mirella Taxi, Via Ballerini 7, Locarno
Tel.
• Taxi Baffo, minibus
Tel.
• Taxi Città di Locarno, Largo Zorzi 2, Locarno
Tel.
• Taxi Giò, Piazza Grande, Locarno
Tel.
Tel.
• Taxi Lux, Via Trevani 1, Locarno
091 743 11 33
076 240 87 85
079 621 87 87
079 233 33 99
078 712 32 02
079 104 97 43
076 420 45 04
079 620 39 55
076 447 93 46
079 379 83 56
091 751 44 44
079 100 47 47
079 195 68 98
Ascona & Losone
• Asco Taxi-Centrale, Viale Monte Verità, Ascona
• Ascona Taxi, Via Buonamano 36, Ascona
Taxi, Minibus – Limousine service
• Carlo & Trudy Laterza-Thoma, Via Delta, Ascona
• Centrale Taxi, Via Delta 17, Ascona
• Denora Juccio, Via Delta 3, Ascona
• Ecotaxi Sagl, Via dei Pioppi, Losone
• Fausto Taxi, Viale Monte Verità 54, Ascona
• Paulino, Via Delta 17, Ascona
• Taxi Beniamino, Via Baraggie, Ascona
• Taxi Marcos, Via dei Pioppi 9, Ascona
091 791 41 41
091 791 89 89
091 791 25 55
0800 321 321
091 791 46 46
091 791 00 66
091 791 21 21
091 791 23 23
Tel. 091 791 44 44
Tel. 091 791 77 77
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Markets
Locarno, Piazza Grande - Thursday 9am - 5pm
(during the Film Festival, Locarno’s market takes place
in Largo Zorzi/Via Naviglio Vecchio)
Locarno, Via Naviglio Vecchio - Every day 9am - 6pm
Ascona, Lungolago Motta - Tuesday 9am-5pm
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Useful addresses & services
Emergency
Regional Hospital la Carità, Locarno
Clinic Santa Chiara
Ambulance
Police
Fire brigade
Rega / Swiss Air Rescue
Emergency doctor
Emergency dentist
Breakdown service
Weather forecast
Info-traffic
Lost and found
Water Rescue
Tel. 091 811 41 11
Tel. 091 756 41 11
Tel.144
Tel.117
Tel. 118
Tel. 1414
Tel. 091 800 18 28
Tel. 1811
Tel. 140
Tel. 162
Tel. 163
Tel. 091 756 33 11
Tel. 117
Collect calls + informations
Tel.1811
Post office
La Posta Svizzera*, Piazza Grande, Locarno
(Central post office)
Tel. 0848 888 888
Parking places Locarno
The Old Town (outdoor)
S. Antonio, Via D. Galli, Locarno (outdoor)
FEVI, Via alla Morettina, Locarno (outdoor)
Lakeshore (outdoor)
Parking Centro, Via Cattori, Locarno (indoor)
Parking City, Via della Pace, Locarno (outdoor)
Parking Stazione, Piazza Stazione, Muralto (indoor)
Park & Rail, Piazza Stazione, Muralto (outdoor)
Autosilo Centro Castello (indoor)
Tel.
Tel.
Tel.
Tel.
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091 751 96 13
091 735 15 15
091 743 72 03
051 221 52 33
091 752 01 45
Useful addresses & services
Airports
Aeroporto Cantonale Locarno-Magadino
www.ti.ch/aeroporto
Aeroporto Lugano-Agno (Swiss)
www.lugano-airport.ch
www.swiss.com
www.etihadregional.com
Aeroporto Malpensa
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
www.milanomalpensa-airport.com
Tel. 091 816 17 31
Tel. 091 610 12 82
Tel. 0848 700 700
Tel. 091 208 70 80
Tel. 0039 022 323 23
Airlines
Air France, www.airfrance.ch
Alitalia, www.alitalia.com
American Airlines, www.americanairlines.ch
British Airways, www.britishairways.com
United Airlines, www.united.com
Delta Air Lines, www.delta.com
Iberia, www.iberia.com
Lufthansa, www.lufthansa.ch
Swiss, www.swiss.com
Etihad Regional, www.etihadregional.com
Tel. 0848 747 100
Tel.0900 486 486
Tel. 0848 289 289
Tel. 0800 855 000
Tel. 044 800 92 12
Tel. 043 557 91 45
Tel.0848 000 872
Tel.0900 900 922
Tel.0848 700 700
Tel. 091 208 70 80
Airportbus, Shuttle to Malpensa Airport
Lugano Servizi, www.luganoservices.ch - Tel. 091 922 67 03
Malpensa Express, www.malpensaexpress.ch - Tel. 091 858 23 23
Shuttle Bus Airport, from Lugano Airport to Lugano
Booking requested by calling 079 221 42 43
Daily - www.shuttle-bus.com
Railway Station FFS SBB CFF
www.sbb.ch
Tel. 0900 300 300
FART, Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi
www.centovalli.ch
Tel. 091 751 87 31
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Rentals
Cars
Mobility, Railway Station, Locarno + Tenero
www.mobility.ch
Tel. 0848 824 812
Europcar, Parking Centro, Via Cattori, Locarno
www.europcar.ch
Tel. 091 760 08 55
Hertz Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno
www.hertz.ch
Tel. 091 743 50 50
Easy Move, Railway Station, Locarno
Tel. 0800 82 22 33
Motorcycles
Ranzoni Moto SA, Piazzale 5 vie, Locarno
www.ranzonimoto.ch
Tel. 091 751 29 55
Bicycles
Belotti Sport, Via Cittadella 22, Locarno
Tel. 091 751 66 02
Bike & Cicli Chiandussi, Via Muraccio 6, Ascona
Tel. 091 780 55 42
Eratsport, Via alle Brere 20, Tenero
Tel. 091 745 10 79
Railway Station, Locarno
Tel. 051 221 52 33
Passion Bike Sagl, Via Emmaus 10, Losone
Tel. 091 785 75 77
981 Bike Shop, Via B. Varenna 75, Locarno
Tel. 091 751 44 60
Chiosco Bar Express, Via Stazione, Tenero
Tel. 091 730 96 62
Rent a Bike Verzasca, Brione
Tel. 079 226 42 86
tipografia studio grafico
via cantonale 89 • 6595 riazzino
tel. +41 (0)91 840 93 00 • fax +41 (0)91 840 93 04
[email protected]
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Rentals
E-Bike
Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office
www.ascona-locarno.com/e-bike
Info desks: Ascona
Tel. 0848 091 091
Motorboats
Asconautica, Scuola Vela Ascona, Ascona
Tel. 091 791 51 85
Brusa Marco, Via Cantonale 28, Gordola
Tel. 079 359 81 89
Di Domenico Luigi, Via Respini, Locarno
Tel. 091 752 16 63
Gaggioli Cesare, Porto la Resiga, Brissago
Tel. 079 354 15 09
Poroli Linneo, Viale Papio 3, Ascona
Tel. 091 785 80 30
Santomauro SA, Via Cantonale, Vira Gambarogno
Tel. 091 795 23 47
Toucan Club, Via Cantonale 138, Magadino
Tel. 079 280 81 32
Waldmeier Passione Lago, Via alle Brere, Tenero
Tel. 091 745 16 35
Yachtsport Resort, Via al Lago, Brissago
Tel. 091 793 12 34
Boats
Dörfliger Roberto, Lungolago Motta, Ascona
Tel. 078 620 96 61
Ti Noleggio, Via Mariani 4, Muralto
Tel. 079 961 79 47
All the information may be subject to changes. The Festival del film Locarno, Ascona-Locarno
Tourist Office and effe51 sagl do not take any responsability for the listed information.
Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office
Information Desks: Locarno • Ascona • Brissago • Tenero • Vira • Maggia
Tel. +41 (0)848 091 091 • www.ascona-locarno.com
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In collaborazione con i partner della regione, tutti i testi sono stati elaborati da:
Festival del film Locarno / Via Ciseri 23 / 6600 Locarno
Tel. +41 (0)91 756 21 21 - www.pardo.ch / [email protected]
Ascona-Locarno Tourist Office / P.O. Box / 6600 Locarno
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Traveller’s Guide August 2016
events & nightlife - shows & exhibitions - sightseeing - restaurants & bars
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