TICINO TOUR
by nygaston
TICINO UNTOUR: Departures run from early May to early October. Prices include round-trip on Swissair from New York or Boston, two weeks of apartment lodging, Idyll's optional guided excursions and support services, and a 15-day second-class Swiss Pass for transportation on Switzerland's rail/bus/boat network. The price for two weeks all-inclusive, based on two persons sharing an apartment, starts at US$1,583 per person. Per person rates decrease with each additional person in an apartment. Idyll Ltd. also operates Untours in other Swiss regions and other countries, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain. For more detailed information, contact Idyll Ltd. at 1-888-UNTOUR1 or visit www.untours.com.
ESCAPING TO THE SUN
by nygaston
The next day we thought we'd try another gentle, down-valley walk in the Val Maggia. When the postal bus delivered us to the hamlet of Cavergno, however, a chilly mist was spilling over the crest of the Alps from northern Europe. Pulling on polarfleece sweaters and nylon pants, we started down the path along the valley floor.
Soon a light drizzle was falling and we fished our rain parkas out of our packs. Beneath our hoods Jeri and I looked at each other and shook our heads. Hiking in the damp chill is something you often have to put up with north of the Alps, but not here in Ticino. A few minutes down the valley, in the village of Bignasco, we jumped aboard another postal bus and within an hour were back in bright sunshine, walking along the lakeside promenade in Ascona, past palm trees and flower gardens.
This colorful, inviting town, filled with galleries and museums, is the Sante Fe of Ticino, attracting writers and artists from all over the Continent, including, over the years, Hermann Hesse and Paul Klee. Peeling off our polarfleece, we found a table in a cafe along the promenade and ordered a bottle of white Merlot. And that's how we spent the afternoon - soaking up the balmy Mediterranean sun, inhaling the fragrant breeze and watching the lake steamers out in Lago Maggiore, crisscrossing back and forth between Switzerland and Italy.
Carona/Ciona. When I first...
by worldtrekker
Carona/Ciona. When I first arrive someplace (like Lugano), I often look through the postcards in the souvenir shops to get an idea of what there is in the area if I'm not very familar with it. I'll see some pictures of places that I think look interesting or are particularly scenic and I'll attempt to go to that place. If it's not obvious, I'll ask around or check in some travel guides (sometimes right in that store). This building (in the photo) is one which I saw on a postcard and it intrigued me to check out this charming little town. I don't remember exactly, but I believe those were bananas hanging on the wooden beams. My photo doesn't do it justice. The postcard was MUCH better! :) As you can see, we were about the only people here except for the scooter lady.
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by thinking
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Aggiornato al 25/11/2002
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chiesa santa maria degli angeli
by call_me_rhia
This church, santa maria degli angeli (holy mar of the angels) is a little unassuming and uninviting church at the end of the main shopping street, via nassa. you would not think much of it from the outside, but once you go inside there are wonderful frescos by bernardino Luini to discover. One of them - the most spectacular one, is 110 square metres large and shows 7 episodes of the passion of christ, all intermingled among each other
Villa Ciani
walk along the Parco Civico
Lago di Lugano
Chilling on the Boat - Lake Lugano
