Switzerland - Ticino (PDF Chapter)

This is the Ticino chapter from Lonely Planet’s Switzerland guidebook.

The summer air is rich and hot in Ticino. Vespas scoot along palm-fringed promenades. A baroque campanile chimes. Kids play in piazzas flanked by pastel-coloured mansions. Italian weather. Italian style. And that’s not to mention the Italian gelato, Italian pasta, Italian architecture, Italian language.

• roam the trio of medieval forts in Bellinzona for top-of-the-beanstalk views of the Old Town and the Alps
• maps
• see rippling mountains and Lago di Lugano reflecting like a great mirror from the summit of Monte Brè
• transport
• chug along a long valley, bounded by mountain beyond snow-dusted mountain, to Italy via spectacular tunnels, gorges and viaducts on the Centovalli Railway
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Bellinzona, Lugano, Lago di Lugano, Gandria, Cam-pione d’Italia, Morcote, Mendrisio & Around, Meride, Lago Maggiore, Locarno, Ascona, Western Valleys, Valle Maggia, Centovalli.