The Maggia river

Take a fresh bad in the Maggia river, walk on its riversides, sunbath on the pebbles or on sandy beach, dive in the limpid water of the waterfall bay of Giumaglio,…

Visit the site www.vallemaggia.ch to discover everything about the valley and its river.

Giumaglio

Giumaglio is located in a optimal position: in the Maggia valley (immersed in the nature, 20 minutes away from Locarno-Ascona) in a sunny place, few kilometers away from the upper valleys (Valle Bavona, Valle Lavizzara, Valle Rovana) reachable by car, bicycle or bus.

The old hamlet of Giumaglio is groupped arounf the church. The mountain slope is terraced for the vineyard cultivation.

In Giumaglio, apart the wonderful village, you can admire the emigrants houses, the church, frescos, fountains, wineyards, "grotti" (local taverns), the waterfall,…

Excursions

Countless trailpath are available for every skill: easy walks on flat path in direction of Someo (passing two bridges over the Maggia river) or in direction of Lodano, Maggia,… More difficult hiking to Arnau, Alpe Spluga, Capanna Alzasca, Via Alta,…

Bicycle excursions along the bikeway of the Maggia valley: direction North: Cevio, Val Bavona, Valle Lavizzara, Val Rovana,… Direction South: Maggia, Gordevio, Ponte Brolla, Locarno, Ascona,…

Visit the Village and hamlet of the Maggia valley, its typical houses, emigrant houses, churches, the "torbe" (typical buildings for keep foods), stone-pits (granite and marble), the riversides, winery on the hill terraces, the dams,…

Robiei and the Basodino glacier, the Mogno's church (arch. Mario Botta), the Bavona valley, the Foroglio's waterfalls, Bosco Gurin (Walser village), the Maggia valley's museum in Cevio, the academy of sculpture and the whithe marble in Peccia,…

Sport

Tennis (Ronchini), paraglide (from Cimetta), climbing (Giumaglio, Avegno, Val Bavona), vita parcours (Ronchini, Cevio), swimming pools (Bignasco, Locarno), bike (Maggia valley's bikeway), mountain bike, fishing in the alpine lakes or in the river,…

Playground

For the families there are marvellous plagrounds: Giumaglio (two walk-minutes from the apartment) with pergola, tyrollienne, slide,…

Avegno or Cevio with freely available barbecue; Playground avalable in almost every village.

Locarno / Ascona

Visit the site www.ticino.ch or www.ascona-locarno.ch to discover Ascona, Locarno, the lake Maggiore, the Brissago isles and the upper valleys.

Events

At www.ticino.ch, www.ascona-locarno.ch or www.vallemaggia.ch you can find the updated event list of the district.