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Extract from the Locarno Travel Guides:
Mainline trains speed south to Lugano and Milan, while a branch line heads west to Lake Maggiore and its principal Swiss resort,
LOCARNO
, overrun with the rich and wannabe-famous on summer weekends yet still managing to retain its Mediterranean, shades-and-
gelati
cool. The focus of town is
Piazza Grande
; a busy arcaded square just off the palm-fringed lakefront. Most interest lies in the narrow streets of the characterful Old Town, ranged on gently rising ground behind Piazza Grande; wandering through the alleys with an ice cream is the best way to blend in with local life. From the west end of the...
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