Environment

Crana is located in the Valle Onsernone, about 29km from Locarno. This wild valley has remained quite unaffected and little inhabited. At the moment a second national park is planned for this whole area.

When it gets hot in the summer, you find several lonely bathing places along the Isorno. From the house you can reach the next swimming place in approx. 30 min. More places can be found around Spruga or the Bagni di Craveggia

The Valle Onsernone inspired artists, intellectuals and noblemen, such as the Visconti clan, Elias Canetti, Max Ernst, Kurt Tucholsky, Golo Mann and Max Frisch, Hermann Hesse, etc. A famous meeting place was "La Barca in Comologno".

Countless hiking trails lead directly from the house in all directions over wild hiking trails. You have to be ready for some steep climbs and descents. From Spruga, the terminus of the postal line, you are a 35 min. walk from the Bagni di Craveggia at the Italian border.

The wonderful side valley Vergeletto, has some surprises for you, bathing places, the old restored mill making the well-known Farina Bona, corn flour made in the old way. At the last station of the PostalCar, Zott, a cable car leads to the Alpe Salei. Also a starting point for beautiful mountain hikes.

If you feel for a trip to Ascona, Monteverità, Locarno, etc., you just take the PostalCar and reach Locarno station in about 50 mins, or in 40 mins by car.

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