Ticino Travel Guide
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Visitors a bit weak on their geography might hear the names Lugano, Ascona, Locarno, and Bellinzona and assume—quite naturally—that they're in Italy. Color photographs of the region might not even set them straight: nearly every publicity shot shows palm trees and mimosas, azure waters, and indigo skies. Surely this is the Italian Mediterranean or the coast of the Adriatic. But behind the waving date palms are telltale signs: fresh paint, manicured gardens, punctual trains. There's no mistake about it: it's a little bit of Italy, but the canton Ticino is decidedly Swiss.
Ticino Hotels
The hotel industry of this Mediterranean region of Switzerland capitalizes on its natural assets, with lakeside views of Lago Maggiore and Lago di Lugano...read more
Ticino Restaurants
The best place to sample Ticino's down-to-earth delicacies is in a "grotto," one of the scores of traditional country restaurants scattered across the region...read more
Things To Do in Ticino
The canton is geographically divided into two regions...read more
Travel Deals in Ticino
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Ticino Experiences
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Luscious Lugano: Nowhere in the Ticino do Italian chic and Swiss quality mingle so perfectly. But there is more going on here than people-watching... Read more
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Roughly 6,000 tons of wine grapes—about 7 percent of Switzerland's total production—are grown each year in the rolling hills of the... Read more
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Rooted firmly on the southern shores of Lago di Lugano, the 3,595-foot Monte San Giorgio has been an irresistible draw for paleontologists since... Read more
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The serious view hound may want to reach the top of one of the three peaks that define the landscape around Lugano. Monte Brè (091/9713171... Read more
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News
A solar-powered plane is taking its first transcontinental flight, Plymouth City Airport is auctioning ... Read more
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News, Hotels
From Heathrow's less-than-secure new measures in customs to one Swiss village's genius social media campaign,... Read more
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Practical Travel Tips
In Lucerne, Switzerland, outdoor concerts are a thrice-weekly event.... Read more
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