Cannobio on Lake Maggiore

The weather had turned nice and warm and the scenery was lovely. The mountains were covered with green trees and there were nice streams. Here and there you would see the white steeple tower of a village church with a few houses clustered around it - made more attractive by contrast to the green foliage around them. The houses were rather poor looking and old, but for the most part clean. They had either tile roofs or the rock roofs like those we observed near St. Nicklaus and Zermatt.

We finally came out on Lake Maggiore at Connobio and started along the lake shore. The lake was very nice but quite built up along most of its length. We drove through Locarno and started south to Lugano. As we climbed the mountain to the south we got a terrific view of Locarno and the lake. June 9, 1967

From Shoreline Road Along Lake Maggiore

We finally came out on Lake Maggiore at Connobio and started along the lake shore. The lake was very nice but quite built up along most of its length. We drove through Locarno and started south to Lugano. As we climbed the mountain to the south we got a terrific view of Locarno and the lake. June 9, 1967

View of Locarno from Road to Lugano

We finally came out on Lake Maggiore at Connobio and started along the lake shore. The lake was very nice but quite built up along most of its length. We drove through Locarno and started south to Lugano. As we climbed the mountain to the south we got a terrific view of Locarno and the lake.

We drove down to Agno near Lugano and camped at "La Palma" campsite on Lake Lugano. It was highly recommended by all the books, but we didn't think it was so great - no hot showers for one thing and it was very expensive. It was right on the shore - we camped about 20 yards from Lake Lugano. June 9, 1967