Locarno - Driving tour to Val Centovalli

Beyond Palagnedra there are magnificent views down into the valley, with the river swollen into the form of a lake by the dam and Monte Limidario rearing above it. 9km/6mi from Intragna is Camedo (552 m/1,811ft), the last Swiss village (customs).

The road then crosses a bridge (with parallel railroad bridge) into the village of Ponte Ribellasca (562 m/1,844ft), on the Italian frontier (Italian customs). An interesting alternative is to take the Centovallibahn, which crosses the frontier to Domodóssola.

At Ponte Brolla (260 m/853ft), at the mouth of the Valle Maggia (on right), the Centovalli road turns left into the fertile Pedemonte, a level area in a wider part of the Val Centovalli. After passing through the picturesque villages of Tegna (255 m/837ft) and Verscio (274 m/899ft) it comes in 2.5km/2mi to Cavigliano (296 m/971ft), where a road branches off on the right into the beautiful Val Onsernone with a view to the rear of Lake Maggiore.