Airolo Travel Guide

 yumyum Says:  This beautiful church dates back to after the big fire in 1877. During the last renovation fragments, a small crypt, frescoes and coins from varies time periods were found, estimating that the original church goes back to the 6/7th century.The Roman bell tower is from the... 

 yumyum Says:  Ristorante Cristallina is situated right opposite the railway station. We had a hot drink on the outside terrace while waiting for our train back to Zurich. I was charged the amazing low price of CHF 2.80 for a cup of tea. 

 yumyum Says:  Ristorante Ramelli is a simple family run restaurant opposite the church. The restaurant has two sections, one for dining and one more for drinking. We were in the dining section where we ate lunch. Service was very helpful and friendly. The menu has an adequate choice of... 

 yumyum Says:  Since the Gotthard tunnel for the cars opened Airolo lost a lot of business as people head down the Motorway to reach their southern destinations faster. From certain points of the village you will see the big Motorway. Often during school holidays or public holidays there... 

 yumyum Says:  From Zurich you can take a Interregio train through the Gotthard tunnel to Airolo. Every two hours you don't even need to change but there is actually an hourly connection. The train continues to Bellinzona and Locarno. The train journey from Zurich takes 2 hours.The train... 

 yumyum Says:  In Airolo you can start various hike. One famous one is to reach Gotthard pass. This mountain pass is very famous and still today you can take a ride on a stage coach but you need to prebook and it is expensive. I remember a school excursion when we hiked down from the... 

 ealgisi Says:  It is always better to be informed about road conditions.So for this reason here's a website that wil tell you every Swiss tunnel and mountain pass status, open or closed.http://www.tcs.ch/main/it/home/verkehrsinfo/paesse_tunnels.html 

 ealgisi Says:  Below few words in Italian that you can use while visiting Switzerland.Waiter / Waitress! - Cameriere/ Cameriera, per favore!May I have the menu, please? - Potrei avere il menu, per favore?Do you have a set menu / local specialities? - Avete un menu fisso/ delle specialità... 

 ealgisi Says:  For the whole Switzerland there's a country emergency number, which is 144.You can call this number in case of emergency 24/7 and an operator will assist you.You will be requested to answer few questions in order to organize the rescue with the Ambulance and if needed an... 

 yumyum Says:  Airolo has a tourist office which is slightly uphill from the railway station on the main road. Otherwise I really enjoyed walking through the near empty village. I guess it made a difference that the sun was shining and that there were still piles of snow lying...