Welcome to Brissago
We are pleased to welcome you to our holiday apartment.
If you have questions or something is not in order, please let us know at any time.
Kind regards
Jana und Stefan
Arrival and parking
Arrival by car is the most convenient. The apartment is only limitedly accessible by public transport. On foot it is about 20–30 minutes down to the village via stepped paths.
In season there is a free minibus into the village at certain times.
How to find us
Enter Via Malpensata 11, 6614 Brissago in your navigation (Apartment 32).
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Parking
Parking space 32 is reserved for you. From the private parking space and from the swimming pool it is 77 steps up to the apartment.
Please do not park on the upper parking deck. That area is reserved for other owners.
Access and keys
For a flexible arrival we have left the keys for you in an electronic key box.
- Park in space number 32. From there, go straight up the stairs.
- At the second building block, turn right into the corridor.
- At the end you will find apartment number 32.
- The key box (the lower one) is right next to the entrance door.
You will receive the access code for the key box by message before arrival.
The keys open the apartment and the laundry cellar. Please do not lose them, and please return them to the box before departure.
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Apartment, furnishings and how things work
The 2.5-room apartment is in Condominio Belmondo. The living room has a seating area as well as an open kitchen and a dining area. From the large windows and from the terrace there is a view of Lake Maggiore.
Kitchen
Kitchen basics such as salt, sugar, vinegar, oil and spices are provided, and a selection of coffee capsules and tea is available.
The kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher, induction hob, oven and Nespresso capsule machine.
There is an induction hob. Before switching it on, a pot or pan must be placed on the plate. On the touchscreen, select the corresponding plate and then the heat level. Please note: water boils very quickly.
Dishwasher
- Insert a tab
- Press the power button on the left
- Use the programme button to select the desired programme
- Press the start button on the far right and close the machine
- A small blue light shines onto the floor at the bottom right while the machine is running.
Living, sleeping and bathroom
The bedroom has a queen-size bed (160 × 200 cm) and a wardrobe; the view is into the garden. In the living room there is a bookshelf with literature as well as travel guides and information about the region.
The bathroom has a toilet, washbasin and a walk-in shower with a rain-shower system and a free-standing glass partition.
The ventilation switches on automatically when humidity is high and switches itself off again when the humidity has dropped. It can also be switched on manually with the switch to the left of the door, for example to remove odours.
Light on (yellow light) = ventilation switched on manually.
Please squeegee the glass wall after showering.
TV and audio
42-inch OLED television with Apple TV+, Salt TV, Netflix and a Sonos sound system. In the main menu you will find Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Salt TV, among others. You control everything with the small silver Apple remote.
- To switch on, press at the very top right, or press and hold the television symbol (middle right). A long press also switches it off.
- The television symbol always takes you back to the main menu.
- With Salt TV you have access to hundreds of television channels and can rewind the programme by up to 7 days.
- You control the volume with the same remote; the sound comes from the Sonos system. You can also adjust the volume or pause the sound on the Sonos speakers.
Heating
The apartment has underfloor heating. The temperature can be set via wall thermostats in the living room, bedroom and bathroom. In idle mode the current room temperature is displayed. Turning the dial sets the room temperature.
Please note that underfloor heating is inherently slow; it takes several hours for the temperature to adjust.
Terrace and garden
There is a covered seating area and a lounge area under a pergola, plus a “Spaghetti” lounger by the Swiss firm Schaffner, a table and chairs, and a gas grill. Palms and other Mediterranean plants are in the garden.
Always retract the awnings when leaving the apartment, to avoid storm damage (this can occur unexpectedly on Lake Maggiore).
Please cover the lounge area in the evening if possible, and generally when it rains. Cover the grill once it has cooled, and please clean it at the end of the stay — outdoors if possible, not in the kitchen.
Please leave the tap for the irrigation controller turned on.
If you would like to work in the garden, you may mow the lawn and cut back faded blooms. Please do not water the cacti.
An extendable insect screen is fitted on the French doors to the seating area. We recommend not leaving leftover food or waste on the terrace overnight, as this can attract foxes.
Pool
The shared pool (6 × 12 m) is below the complex (77 steps) and is available to all owners and guests of Condominio Belmondo. It is heated by the sun and is open from about May to October. There is a toilet below the sun lawn.
Please respect the quiet hours from 12:00 noon to 2:30 PM, as well as in the evening from 6:30 PM and in the morning before 8:00 AM.
You are welcome to use the two loungers and the parasol next to the lounge. Please put them back at the end of the stay.
Laundry
The laundry room is in the cellar below the apartment and can be used between 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM, if it is free, without booking. The washing machine is coin-operated. The apartment keys also open the laundry cellar. Please always lock the cellar door.
Brief instructions for the washing machine: turn on the water tap if needed, insert 50-centime coins into the dial, select the desired programme, press start. Afterwards clean the machine and leave the door open. 20 minutes costs 50 centimes. A 30°C wash costs CHF 2 (4 × 50 centimes).
Detergent capsules are in the wardrobe; a drying rack is in the bedroom next to the wardrobe. Please do not dry wet laundry in the apartment, only in the laundry room or in the garden or on the terrace.
Safety
A first-aid kit and a fire extinguisher are in the hallway cupboard. A smoke detector and a CO2 detector are installed in the apartment.
House rules
- A maximum of 2 guests.
- No smoking in the apartment.
- TV and music in the apartment at room volume.
- No music on the terrace or in the garden.
- Quiet hours: 10:00 PM–8:00 AM.
- For safety reasons the fireplace may not be used.
- Always retract the awnings when leaving the apartment.
- Cover the lounge area in the evening if possible, and generally when it rains.
- Cover the grill once it has cooled; clean it at the end of the stay, outdoors if possible.
- Leave the irrigation-controller tap turned on.
- Do not water the cacti.
- Do not leave leftover food or waste on the terrace overnight.
- Pool quiet hours: 12:00 noon–2:30 PM, in the evening from 6:30 PM, and in the morning before 8:00 AM.
- Put the loungers and parasol back at the end of the stay.
- Always lock the cellar door of the laundry room.
- Do not dry wet laundry in the apartment.
- At the end of the stay, dispose of the waste and return the keys to the key box.
Check-out
Check-out is by 10:00 AM. The cleaners arrive at the apartment from 10:00 AM.
Please remember the following:
- Empty the dishwasher, put the dishes away in the cupboards, and do not leave dirty dishes.
- Empty the refrigerator completely and do not leave any food behind.
- Dispose of the waste (see below).
- Return the keys to the key box by 10:00 AM.
We have provided a large 35-litre municipal fee bag (purple). You can buy additional bags anywhere in the village, for example at the supermarket.
Please take the waste to the Condominio Belmondo waste container at the roadside at the Piodina Paese bus stop below the complex. Or to the disposal sites in the village, where you can also dispose of bottles, paper/cardboard and PET. You will pass both places on departure.
We wish you a good journey home.
Area, tips and shopping
Brissago is on Lake Maggiore. The village has a promenade and a public lido (Badi). Nearby excursions include the Brissago Islands, Ascona, Locarno and the valleys Centovalli, Valle Maggia and Val Verzasca. In Italy, Cannobio, Stresa and Lake Orta are within reach.
Shopping
In the village there is a small supermarket called CRAI at the village entrance, a COOP in the village centre, and the Migrolino service-station shop, which is also still open in the evening.
Fresh bread and pastries are available at the bakery at the village entrance. In season the bakery is also open on Sundays. There is also a pharmacy.
Our tips for eating, swimming, excursions and bars:
Places to eat
Ristorante Pizzeria Perbacco
Meeting place of the Locarnesi – very good food. Reservation recommended.
Via Giuseppe Cattori 4, 6600 Locarno · +41 91 601 88 10 · Website · Map
Gelateria La Dolcevita
Grotto America
A typical Ticino grotto with a fine terrace between mountain and river, delicious local dishes (polenta, platters) and friendly service.
Via ai Grotti 71, 6652 Ponte Brolla, Tegna · +41 91 796 23 70 · Website · Map
Osteria Boato
Fish restaurant on the promenade; for the best tables a reservation is recommended.
Viale Lungolago, 6614 Brissago · +41 91 780 99 22 · Website · Map
Osteria Pozzo
Osteria and wine bar with local and Italian dishes, and a great atmosphere on the beautiful Piazza San Antonio in the old town.
Via Borghese 19, 6600 Locarno · +41 91 751 02 32 · Website · Map
Ristorante Osteria Nostrana
A restaurant with a long tradition, atmosphere and a prime location on the Ascona promenade. Very good pizza!
Piazza Giuseppe Motta, 6612 Ascona · +41 91 791 51 58 · Website · Map
Ristorante - Pizzeria Svizzero
An institution in Locarno. A simple restaurant/pizzeria right on Piazza Grande. Good value for money. Insider tip: ask the owner whether you can eat up on the balcony. A full view of the square is guaranteed.
Largo Franco Zorzi 18, 6600 Locarno · +41 91 751 28 74 · Website · Map
Seven Senses Beach Club & Restaurant
Beach-club feeling in Ascona. Unbeatable location at Lido Ascona: drinks, music and a restaurant (prices rather at the upper end, but large portions). Sunshine late into the evening. Great atmosphere!
Via Lido 84, 6612 Ascona · +41 91 780 77 07 · Website · Map
Ristorante Rivalago
A beautiful terrace above the old harbour on the lake, and good food.
Via Cantonale 53, 6613 Ronco sopra Ascona · +41 91 791 26 32 · Website · Map
Ristorante Pizzeria Portico
Where the locals go to eat: excellent pizza, very good value for money.
Via R. Leoncavallo 16, 6614 Brissago · +41 91 793 00 05 · Website · Map
Osteria Borei
A visit not to be missed! Local dishes, a shady terrace and a phenomenal view make every hairpin bend worthwhile. Also possible as a walk from the apartment. Reservation recommended.
Via Ghiridone 77, 6614 Brissago · +41 91 793 01 95 · Website · Map
Ristorante Pizzeria Gabietta
Gelateria Bar Lago
Activities
Crodolo Palm & Beach
A public lido, a little hidden under the cantonal road at the Ofima; free admission, umbrellas and loungers CHF 5, an uncomplicated bistro with good food, opposite the Brissago Islands.
Via Cantonale 61, 6613 Ronco sopra Ascona · +41 79 374 72 65 · Map
Lido Comunale Brissago
For us (almost) the most beautiful lido in Switzerland!
Via Valmara 1, 6614 Brissago · +41 91 786 10 20 · Website · Map
Strand von Tegna
A popular bathing beach on the Maggia in Tegna; afterwards stop at a restaurant or grotto in Ponte Brolla or Tegna.
6652 Terre di Pedemonte · Map
Cannobio
Cannobio: a beautiful little town for strolling, shopping and enjoying an Italian atmosphere. The Sunday market is always very busy; despite plenty of parking in and around Cannobio it often gets very full. Arriving by boat or public transport is a good alternative. On Thursdays a smaller food market takes place in the centre by the cemetery – a great alternative for buying Italian specialities.
28822 Cannobio · Map
Bootsverleih PORTO VECCHIO Cannobio
Rent a 40 hp motorboat without a licence and explore Lake Maggiore yourself! Reservation recommended. A cash deposit of 150 euros must be left. Trips into the Swiss basin are not permitted without a licence.
28822 Porto vecchio · +39 338 538 8693 · Website · Map
Lido Ascona
A beautiful lido with a huge lawn under poplars, and sunshine late into the evening. There is a kiosk, a self-service restaurant and a beach club; loungers and umbrellas can also be rented. Note that at the beach club you pay many times more.
Insider tip: when the sun leaves Brissago, drive to Lido Ascona; from about 5:30 PM admission is free because the bathing attendants finish at 6:00 PM. The lido itself stays open until 8:00 PM. Then have a sundowner at the beach club.
Parking directly in front of the lido is charged, but there are also free spaces on a meadow under trees a little earlier along the road, and along Via al Lido.
Via Lido 84, 6612 Ascona · +41 91 780 77 78 · Website · Map
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Bars
Ristorante Agorà
A restaurant with more upscale cuisine, or just for a drink that you can enjoy, quite unexpectedly, in comfort above the main road.
Muro degli Ottevi 10, 6614 Brissago · +41 91 793 31 21 · Website · Map
Bar Gelateria Incontro
A meeting place for locals: café, gelateria and drinks on the main road by the Municipio, with a small outdoor terrace.
Bar Lume
An uncomplicated bar with small dishes, a nice terrace, friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere in the old town.
Piazzetta dei Riformati 3, 6600 Locarno · Map
Bahia Bar Brissago
A great bar right at the start of the promenade by the harbour: drinks, snacks and the best view. Note: cash only!
Attractions and excursions
Punto Panoramico Balladrum
A walk to Balladrum via Ascona. A wonderful viewpoint, a little scrambly on the rock towards the end. The starting point is the car park at Parc Parsifal by Monte Verità. First follow the circular trail, then the yellow hiking-trail markers. Note: from the little house in the forest, watch the markings and climb straight up (the path to the left is a bit adventurous and is not signposted!).
6612 Ascona · Map
Castelliere (Burgruinen) von Tegna
Funivia Verdasio - Monte Comino
A trip into the wild, romantic Centovalli with a walk on Monte Comino and a stop at the mountain inn “alla Capanna”. Note: few parking spaces at the cable car by the road, so get there early!
Via Verdasio 12, 6655 Centovalli · +41 91 798 13 93 · Website · Map
Piodina
The old part of the village of Brissago, below the parking level – a small piazza and hidden lanes waiting to be discovered.
6614 Brissago · Map
Ponte dei salti/ Val Verzasca
The famous bridge and an incomparable spot in the Verzasca valley. Unfortunately Lavertezzo now suffers from overtourism; a visit early in the morning is recommended, before it gets too crowded. A good option is to park already before Lavertezzo at the Pensione Posse and walk to the bridge on a narrow path (about 20 minutes). There you can go down to the river at various points and enjoy the large rocks and the beautiful water without too many people. At the bridge there is a small grotto (cash only), and at the famous Instagram spot by the bridge in the village there is a pleasant osteria with a terrace under large trees. They are glad to see visitors who have not come only for a photo. In general there is little parking in the Verzasca valley, and it is always charged. In return, postbuses run at short intervals, also further up the valley as far as worthwhile Sonogno with its waterfall.
Ponte dei salti, 6633 Verzasca · Map
Schlucht des Cannobino Sant' Anna/ Valle Cannobina
A breathtaking place in the Valle Cannobina, about a 10-minute drive from Cannobio, or as a walk along the Cannobino from Cannobio. A deep gorge with the Oratorio Sant’Anna and a place to swim. Grotto Sant’Anna is wonderfully situated with a view into the gorge (food only, more upscale, no bar service). There is a small car park at the bridge, and in summer also a minibus from Cannobio. Insider tip: a picnic under the trees in front of the church with a view into the gorge!
Via Sant'Anna 30, 28822 Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · +39 032370682 · Website · Map
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Cascate delle Sponde
An impressive waterfall flowing over a broad rock face. At the bottom it forms a wonderful pool for swimming.
1.5 km after the village of Someo, in an almost right-angled right-hand bend, there is a car park with a toilet and a hiking-trail sign. It is about 100 m to the waterfall.
6674 Maggia · Map
Emergency and contact
Please contact us at any time if you have questions or need anything. You can reach us by mobile phone and WhatsApp.
Emergency numbers
- Police 117
- Fire 118
- Emergency 144
- Rega 1414
A first-aid kit and a fire extinguisher are in the hallway cupboard.