Tenero

Tenero is a small town located on the northern shore Lake Maggiore in Ticino, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. It is about 4 km from Locarno.

Understand

Tourist office

• 🌍 Via ai Giardini, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. M-F 09:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00, open on Sa during the summer months. (updated Apr 2017)

Get in

By train

Great train system, 20 minutes from Bellinzona and 4 minutes from Locarno. info and timetable for SBB rail online.

Locarno is the next biggest city.

Get around

Free shuttle bus for camping guests, free ship to Locarno only in summer. In summer, Tenero is a great place to ride a bike, within 30 minutes you will be in Locarno or in 1 hour in Bellinzona

See

• 🌍 Deposito Collezione Matasci, Via Riazzino 2, Cugnasco-Gerra, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Su 14:00–17:00 or on demand. Art exhibition in nearby Cugnasco-Gerra. Free. (updated Mar 2017)

Do

Go around the beautiful National Sport Center, take a swim in the Lago Maggiore. Visit the church in Contra.

• 🌍 Gordola Adventure Park, Via Tratto di Fondo 2a, Gordola, ☎ [phone]. A rope park in Gordola, around 500 metres walk from Tenero rail station. Fr. 30. (updated Feb 2017)

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Lago Maggiore, via Lido 2, ☎ [phone]. 12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00. Fr. 20-35 for mains. (updated Apr 2017)

Drink

• Spiaggia Pubblica a great Hawaii-style bar, snack bar, directly in front of the beach, a nice spot to enjoy a sunset.

Sleep

Campsite

Tenero is known for its campsites along the lake.

• 🌍 Campofelice, Via alle brere 7, ☎ [phone]. With 860 camping spaces, it's one of the largest and best equipped in Europe. Reservation is not possible. 
• 🌍 Lago Maggiore, Via Lido 4, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Family-friendly campsite, located at the shore of Lake Maggiore. Reservation is possible. (updated Jan 2017)

Mid-range

• 🌍 Hotel-Garni Campofelice, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Via alle Brere 16. 

Go next

• Verzasca Valley
• Locarno