Category: Attractions & Sights

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy; its northern shore, framed by steep mountains, around Riva del Garda and Torbole belongs to Trentino. The reliable winds Ora and Pelér make the northern basin one of the best surfing and sailing areas in Europe. Above the lake rises Monte Baldo,…

The Ticino cantonal capital Bellinzona guards, with three medieval castles, the important north-south link over the Alpine passes. Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro, together with the defensive wall that once reached right across the valley, form a unique fortification ensemble that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000….

The Verzasca valley north of Locarno is famous for the exceptionally clear, emerald-green water of the river Verzasca. Its landmark is the double-arched stone bridge Ponte dei Salti at Lavertezzo, often called the Roman bridge. At the valley exit, the 220 m high Verzasca dam holds back the lake, known…

The Lago Maggiore stretches from Ticino into Italy; its Swiss northern end around Locarno and Ascona is known for a mild, almost Mediterranean climate, palm promenades and camellia blossom. Locarno holds, at around 197 m, the lowest point in Switzerland at the lake's surface. Above the town stands the pilgrimage…

Founded in 1914, the Swiss National Park in the Engadin is the oldest national park in the Alps and a strict total reserve: nature is left entirely to itself, and visitors may not leave the marked trails. On around 170 km² live ibex, chamois, red deer, marmots and bearded vultures….

The Bernina Express links Swiss Graubünden with Italian Tirano over the most spectacular stretch of the Rhaetian Railway. The Albula and Bernina lines have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008. Without a rack, the narrow-gauge railway climbs on the tightest curves to over 2,250 m at the Bernina…