Cimetta mountain peak (1,671 m.s.l.)
On the way down to the lake
The islands of Brissago in the Swiss side of Maggiore Lake
A windproof harbor of Locarno
Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
From Cimetta (1,671 m.s.l.) down to Locarno on Maggiore Lake.
Of cars and roads and snow storm on a quite hectic day in the south of Switzerland.
Pictures shot the day the Ticino region got shut down by a perfect snow storm.
Drive on the longest Swiss monument: Tremola road, from Airolo up to Saint Gotthard pass (2091 m.s.l.)
Where asphalt gives road to stone, here is the beginning of a very peculiar alpine road: the Tremola.
Thirty-seven hairpin turns in just nine kilometers: the finish line 900 meters above, at the Ospizio
Enjoy the breathtaking panorama while climbing up the soft steep.
Every turn has its name : Fopa, Santirana, Calanchitt … drive through at slow pace to enjoy all of them.
By motorbike, car or bike, here is the end of the Tremola: ready to explore what the Gotthard pass has to offer?
Ticino is the Italian speaking region of Switzerland. Ticino is mountains and valleys, barely no flat lands. So, when you visit Ticino, you are always up and down.
Pictures shot up and down Lugano and Bellinzona, click to enlarge.
Follow me on this hike on the mild mountains of Ticino, the Italian (and sunny) side of Switzerland
Spy the lago Maggiore from the top of “Cima della Trosa“
Walk easy down to Alpe di Bietri
To reach the place where fields of wild ferns
cover the whole east side of the mountain.
Time to walk through the dark beech woods
to finally reach the sun again on Alpe Cardada
Pictures show with D800 + 16-35 mm f/4 – click to magnify them.
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