Landscape in Ascona-Locarno

After having undergone a meticulous restoration, the 18th century water mill functions again since 1991 and picks up the grinding of corn which is used to prepare the polenta. Moreover, the production of the farina bona, a local speciality, is obtained from the fine grinding of slightly roasted corn.

This magnificent botanic garden is located on the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, on a plain in the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano. In this place, Otto Eisenhut, a patient and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated thousands of beautiful and colourful flowering plants like 950 types of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron on a surface of more than 20'000 m2. In addition, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper and other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.

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.

Der Corona di Pinz ist ein Aussichtsberg oberhalb von Ascona und dem Lago Maggiore.

Der Monte Gambarogno ist ein 1743 m hoher Berg im Tessin. An seinem Fuß liegt der nordöstliche Teil des Lago Maggiore.