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the best thing you can do in chiasso is just head for the border and leave.. or else if you're italian, cross the border for a quick chocolate, cigarettes and marijuana shopping spree... and then leave as fast as you can. And while you're at the border, on the swiss side, do not miss the nice blue-ish mosaic on the wall. No one knows exactly who made it, but it's the most (and only) remarkable sight of chiasso!
Updated Mar 16, 2003
Address: dogana
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2 Reviews and 4 Opinions Perfect location for 'passage' travellers coming from the north and going to the south (or...
Vecchia Osteria Seseglio: don't miss the desserts!
piccolina Says: The restaurant is a building that at the time of renovation was a farmhouse but in the more distant past it had been used as a stopping place en route for postal carriers and travellers. DESSERTS!!!!!!!
osteria crotto linet: true local specialities
call_me_rhia Says: Ths is one of those places that are about to become obsolete... an old "grotto" (tavern in english) with homemade traditional food, out in the middle of nowhere - which makes it pleasantly tourist-free. Granted this - they could have placed it in the middle of chiasso since...
matrix: dubious reputation dancing
call_me_rhia Says: It's a dive.. it's a real dive.. It changes name every year or two... it always tries to become a respectable disco... and it always fails. The crowd is very eclectic: youngsters who go there for dancing, prostitutes that go there looking for business, desperate men who go...
murrayfield pub: healthy pints and loud music
call_me_rhia Says: Murrayfield pub... when you're young and alternative it's the place to go... a real institution: loud alternative music (often live) and cool people. As you get older the crowd looses its appeal - so what drives u there is one of the best guinness pints in the area and the...
d_d Says: In Chiasso there are really few pubs opened by night. By the way there are many bars opened only during the day.In this pic one of the few Chiasso pubs, The Andy Pub located in Via Bossi.
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Every train from italy to German, Holland... transits from Chiasso station.
Nice and well organized!
Written Feb 16, 2003
erbe di campo, white spells, budda, sticky fingers: marijuana shops
call_me_rhia Says: The shops' names are just 4 examples of marijuana shops' names... but there are several others in this little town: upon last count there were 25 - but new ones open every day - and old ones get closed every day by the police.Surprised to see marijuana shops in switzerland?...
d_d Says: When I was a child, for Como people MANOR store was a must!Now, it's not so convenient, but you can still find nice things.I like, for example, Swiss school diaries: they are very simple and existentialist.
call_me_rhia Says: Nothing stirs in chiasso for nmost of the year... it's really as dull as a place can get... and then, for abot 4 glorious days, the town comes alive for Carnival - the local version is called "nebbiopoli" (fog-land). If you don't believe me, ask Piccolina on VT. These 4...
d_d Says: Quite closed to the main square, there's the city library.The library is small and not very frequented, but nice.
d_d Says: In Chiasso main square, there's (as in every city or town in Switzerland) Mövenpick. Here you can drink or eat something or taste the famous mövenpick icecreams.Quite expensive (almost for italians), but very typical!
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When you fuel your car, pay attention: in many station you can pay only cash or with Swiss card (i.e. Swiss American express, Swiss Visa etc).
So during the night, filling car should become a nightmare!
Written Feb 16, 2003
d_d Says: It's not so easy to find in Chiasso an old and beautiful building. Well, if you find one, it will be under restructuring!
d_d Says: Walking along Chiasso streets, you will notice in many angles, some strange kind of puppets.But they aren't puppets. They are fire extinguishers!
d_d Says: If you walk along Via Bossi, you'll notice in a courtyard this nice Carnival costume expo! really nice!there's also a dedicated shop (see shopping tips)
d_d Says: It's a classical in switzerland (almost in 'Ticino' canton) finding bars with blackboard posters.In Chiasso the more frequent notices refer to the 'historiacal' products for Italians or transit persons: choccolate, cigarettes, coffeee and spicy soup dices.
d_d Says: It's probably a Swiss trend, but in Chiasso there are many walls decorations: murales, mosaics... and whatever you can imagine on a wall! Remember: look the walls!
d_d Says: In Chiasso, as in every Swiss city, there are many banks...hundreds of banks!You won't have any problem to find a bancomat to withdraw some cash.
d_d Says: Switzerland is famous also for clocks and watches.Some year ago, in Chiasso there were hundreds of watches shops, very cheap respect to italian ones. Today many of them have been closed, but there are still many, but not so cheap.
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A few mojitos and some Kareoke fun :)
I really don't have much to say other than my dear long time friend here on VT, dr.firas was looking forward to taking me here for some mojitos and kareoke fun. We had a great time enjoying the...
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