Photos: Roberto Alborghetti Locarno is proudly Swiss, but has strong historical ties with Italy (it is, after all, an Italian-speaking territory). Proof of this is the historic center itself, where it is easy to orient yourself in the network of narrow alleys that mostly slope down towards the Piazza Grande, the real center of gravity… Read More LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND) SURPRISES THE VISITORS WITH ART, HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND THE LAKESIDE (# 3)

There is one thing to do if you are in Locarno (Canton Ticino, Switzerland): the climb to the rocky spur where the architectural complex of the Madonna del Sasso was built (15th century). It can be reached on foot, along a street structured according to the canons of the Sacri Monti of Lombard tradition (of… Read More PLACES / LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND): BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE LAKE FROM THE ROCKY SPUR OF MADONNA DEL SASSO (PART #2)