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Hotel La Palma au Lac

Viale Verbano 29
Rated 8.8 in 1692 reviews

Hotel La Palma au Lac is a charming hotel located in the picturesque town of Locarno, Switzerland. Nestled along the serene shores of Lago Maggiore, the hotel offers breathtaking views of the lake and the surrounding alpine landscapes, creating a tranquil retreat for visitors seeking relaxation and natural beauty.

The interior exudes a classic yet contemporary ambiance, combining elegant furnishings with modern amenities to ensure a comfortable stay. Guests at Hotel La Palma au Lac can enjoy a variety of elegant guest rooms, each thoughtfully designed to enhance comfort and relaxation. Large windows often frame stunning views of the lake or the quaint streets of Locarno, while some rooms offer private balconies perfect for soaking up the scenery.

The hotel features an array of amenities designed to cater to a range of guest preferences. The on-site restaurant provides a dining experience that highlights both local and international cuisine, using fresh, seasonal ingredients to create delightful dishes. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining on the terrace, accompanied by the gentle breeze from the lake.

For those seeking active leisure, Hotel La Palma au Lac is ideally situated near scenic walking and cycling paths. The hotel also offers convenient access to Locarno's vibrant town center, where guests can explore charming shops, cafes, and cultural attractions. After a day of exploration, visitors can unwind at the hotel's wellness area, which includes a sauna and fitness facilities.

Emphasizing personalized service and attention to detail, Hotel La Palma au Lac embodies a warm and welcoming atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for travelers looking to experience the scenic wonders and cultural richness of Locarno.

Climate and Weather

January
 7°
 -2°
 5°
 3
Sun hours / day
 23
Rain free days
February
 10°
 0°
 5°
 5
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
March
 13°
 3°
 8°
 5
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
April
 17°
 6°
 11°
 6
Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
May
 21°
 10°
 15°
 8
Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
June
 25°
 14°
 20°
 9
Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
July
 28°
 17°
 22°
 10
Sun hours / day
 23
Rain free days
August
 27°
 16°
 22°
 9
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
September
 23°
 13°
 19°
 7
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
October
 17°
 9°
 15°
 5
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
November
 11°
 4°
 10°
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 19
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December
 8°
 0°
 6°
 2
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 21
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Locarno and near Hotel La Palma au Lac

Madonna del Sasso
Madonna del Sasso
Sanctuary in Orselina, above the city of Locarno, in Ticino, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.57mi
Castello Visconteo
Castello Visconteo
Castle in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1km / 0.6mi
Santa Maria in Selva, Locarno
Santa Maria in Selva, Locarno
Church building in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1.3km / 0.81mi
Sant'Antonio Abate Parish Church
Sant'Antonio Abate Parish Church
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.66mi
Ghisla Art Collection
Museum in Switzerland
470m / 0.29mi
San Vittore Collegiate Church
San Vittore Collegiate Church
Church building in Muralto in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
130m / 140yd
Santa Maria Assunta Church and House of the Canonici
Santa Maria Assunta Church and House of the Canonici
Church in Locarno, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.55mi
San Francesco Church and former Abbey
San Francesco Church and former Abbey
1.1km / 0.67mi
Chiesa di San Bernardo
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1km / 0.61mi
Pinacoteca comunale Casa Rusca
Pinacoteca comunale Casa Rusca
Museum in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.67mi
Church Santa Maria Lauretana (Brione sopra Minusio)
Church Santa Maria Lauretana (Brione sopra Minusio)
Church building in Brione sopra Minusio Switzerland
1.4km / 0.89mi
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Convento di Santa Caterina
Convento di Santa Caterina
Church building in Locarno, Switzerland
0.5km / 0.32mi
Locarno chapel of the Resurrection
Locarno chapel of the Resurrection
1.1km / 0.7mi
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church building in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
0.8km / 0.52mi
Chiesa-Oratorio del Santo Crocefisso
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.68mi
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church building in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.53mi
Museum Fiorenzo Abbondio
Museum in Minusio (Switzerland)
0.8km / 0.52mi
Elisarion museum
Elisarion museum
Museum collection in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
490m / 0.31mi
Madonna del Sasso Museum
Madonna del Sasso Museum
Museum in Orselina (Switzerland)
1km / 0.61mi
Casorella Museum
Museum in Switzerland
1km / 0.6mi
Museo civico e archeologico
Museo civico e archeologico
Historical museum in Locarno (Switzerland)
1km / 0.61mi
Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia
Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.3km / 0.81mi
Casa Anatta
Casa Anatta
Museum in Switzerland
3.6km / 2.2mi
Fondazione Ignaz e Mischa Epper
Fondazione Ignaz e Mischa Epper
Museum in Switzerland
3.3km / 2.1mi
Museo Castello San Materno
Museo Castello San Materno
Museum in Ascona (Switzerland)
2.6km / 1.6mi
San Lorenzo Church
San Lorenzo Church
Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
3.4km / 2.1mi
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Vincenzo martire
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
3.5km / 2.2mi
Chiesa di San Bernardo di Chiaravalle
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
3.3km / 2.1mi
San Rocco Church
San Rocco Church
Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
3.6km / 2.3mi
Madonna della Fontana Church
Madonna della Fontana Church
Church in the Swiss municipality of Ascona
3.3km / 2.1mi
Chiesa Santi Pietro e Paolo
Chiesa Santi Pietro e Paolo
Church building in Ascona, Switzerland
3.4km / 2.1mi
Oratorio della Beata Vergine
Church building in Tenero-Contra, Switzerland
3.6km / 2.3mi
Museo comunale d'arte moderna
Museo comunale d'arte moderna
Art museum in Ascona (Switzerland)
3.4km / 2.1mi
Monte Verità museum complex
Monte Verità museum complex
Museum in Ascona (Switzerland)
3.5km / 2.2mi
Santi Stefano e Fabiano oratory
Santi Stefano e Fabiano oratory
3.3km / 2.1mi
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Terre di Pedemonte)
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Terre di Pedemonte)
Church building in Tegna in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
4.9km / 3.1mi
Chiesa dei Santi Nazzaro e Celso
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
4.4km / 2.7mi
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory
Church buildings in Mergoscia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
5.5km / 3.4mi
San Carlo Church and rectory
San Carlo Church and rectory
Chruch buildings in Magadino in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
4.8km / 3mi
Castelliere
Castelliere
4.8km / 3mi
Sant’Antonio Abate Church
Church building in Arcegno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
4.9km / 3mi
Santi Pietro e Paolo Parish Church
Santi Pietro e Paolo Parish Church
Church building in Vira in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
4.1km / 2.5mi
Museum comico
Museum in Terre di Pedemonte (Switzerland)
5.9km / 3.7mi
Oratory of San Martino
Oratory of San Martino
Church building in Cugnasco in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
6.7km / 4.1mi

What to do in Locarno and near Hotel La Palma au Lac

Madonna del Sasso
Madonna del Sasso
Sanctuary in Orselina, above the city of Locarno, in Ticino, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.57mi
Castello Visconteo
Castello Visconteo
Castle in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1km / 0.6mi
Santa Maria in Selva, Locarno
Santa Maria in Selva, Locarno
Church building in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1.3km / 0.81mi
Sant'Antonio Abate Parish Church
Sant'Antonio Abate Parish Church
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.66mi
Ghisla Art Collection
Museum in Switzerland
470m / 0.29mi
San Vittore Collegiate Church
San Vittore Collegiate Church
Church building in Muralto in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
130m / 140yd
Santa Maria Assunta Church and House of the Canonici
Santa Maria Assunta Church and House of the Canonici
Church in Locarno, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.55mi
San Francesco Church and former Abbey
San Francesco Church and former Abbey
1.1km / 0.67mi
Chiesa di San Bernardo
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1km / 0.61mi
Pinacoteca comunale Casa Rusca
Pinacoteca comunale Casa Rusca
Museum in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.67mi
Church Santa Maria Lauretana (Brione sopra Minusio)
Church Santa Maria Lauretana (Brione sopra Minusio)
Church building in Brione sopra Minusio Switzerland
1.4km / 0.89mi
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Convento di Santa Caterina
Convento di Santa Caterina
Church building in Locarno, Switzerland
0.5km / 0.32mi
Locarno chapel of the Resurrection
Locarno chapel of the Resurrection
1.1km / 0.7mi
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church building in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
0.8km / 0.52mi
Chiesa-Oratorio del Santo Crocefisso
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km / 0.68mi
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church of Saints Roch and Quirico
Church building in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
0.9km / 0.53mi
Museum Fiorenzo Abbondio
Museum in Minusio (Switzerland)
0.8km / 0.52mi
Elisarion museum
Elisarion museum
Museum collection in Minusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
490m / 0.31mi
Madonna del Sasso Museum
Madonna del Sasso Museum
Museum in Orselina (Switzerland)
1km / 0.61mi
Casorella Museum
Museum in Switzerland
1km / 0.6mi
Museo civico e archeologico
Museo civico e archeologico
Historical museum in Locarno (Switzerland)
1km / 0.61mi
Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia
Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
1.3km / 0.81mi
Casa Anatta
Casa Anatta
Museum in Switzerland
3.6km / 2.2mi
Fondazione Ignaz e Mischa Epper
Fondazione Ignaz e Mischa Epper
Museum in Switzerland
3.3km / 2.1mi
Museo Castello San Materno
Museo Castello San Materno
Museum in Ascona (Switzerland)
2.6km / 1.6mi
San Lorenzo Church
San Lorenzo Church
Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
3.4km / 2.1mi
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Vincenzo martire
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
3.5km / 2.2mi
Chiesa di San Bernardo di Chiaravalle
Church building in Ticino, Switzerland
3.3km / 2.1mi
San Rocco Church
San Rocco Church
Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
3.6km / 2.3mi

About Locarno

Locarno, nestled in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, offers a blend of natural beauty and cultural experiences. One of the most notable attractions is Lake Maggiore, where visitors can enjoy serene boat rides or simply relax by the water. The lakeside promenade is perfect for leisurely walks, lined with palm trees and quaint cafés.

Another highlight is the Sacromonte e Santuario della Madonna del Sasso, a stunning sanctuary perched on a hill that provides panoramic views of the town and the lake. The hike up to the sanctuary can be rewarding, offering a chance to appreciate the landscape.

For those interested in culture, the Locarno Film Festival is a significant event, showcasing international cinema each summer. Even outside of the festival, the town has various art galleries and theaters that reflect its vibrant cultural scene.

Locarno also serves as a gateway to the Valley of Verzasca, famous for its clear emerald waters and picturesque stone bridges. This area is ideal for hiking or simply enjoying the natural environment.

Exploring the Piazza Grande is another must, where you can find lively markets and local events throughout the year. The architecture around the square reflects the town's historical charm.

Finally, indulging in local cuisine is essential. The region is known for its Italian influences, so trying dishes like risotto or polenta at a local restaurant can be a delightful experience. Overall, Locarno presents a mix of relaxation, culture, and natural beauty for visitors to enjoy.




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