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Waterfall Waterfall · Ascona-Locarno · 972 m

Waterfall La Froda

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  • La Froda Waterfall, Sonogno
    La Froda Waterfall, Sonogno
    Photo: Alessio Pizzicannella, Ascona-Locarno Tourism

The Froda waterfall (Froda means waterfall in Ticino dialect) is a waterfall about 100 metres high in Sonogno, the last village in the Verzasca Valley. It can be reached on foot from the village and when the sun shines, a beautifully coloured rainbow forms over the pool below.

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2'702'570E 1'133'736N
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46.347178, 8.771097
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46°20'49.8"N 8°46'15.9"E
UTM
32T 482386 5132648
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