Ticino is an Italian-speaking canton in Southern Switzerland, where architecture, cuisine and culture are closely linked to neighboring Italy. It is one of the sunniest cantons in Switzerland.
Ms. Chau Nguyet Minh (HCM) has lived and worked in Austria for 6 years, last April, the Vietnamese girl married her German husband and is currently living in Schwyz, Switzerland.
Minh and her husband both have a hobby of taking photos and traveling, so on holidays, the two of them drive together to explore new lands and save memories.
Minh said, going to the mountains of Ticino, visitors will encounter stone houses called rustic. This is a type of house built in the traditional style in some areas of the canton of Ticino, the walls and roof use granite materials.
The rustico houses in the past were used for agricultural purposes, but today most of them are resort apartments with luxurious interiors inside while the outside remains the same architecture, a combination of tradition and modernity. Grand.
Due to the rugged and remote terrain, many rustico houses are abandoned as young families are moving closer to the city. Another reason is that the restoration permit is not simple.
The road to the villages with rustico houses is mainly mountain roads, so it’s more convenient to take a private car, but if you don’t have a car, you can still take a bus to the village of Sonogno, the Ponte dei Salti bridge (Romerbrũcke) - Corippo will be located on a road. road arc.
When coming here, visitors seem to be immersed in nature, ignoring all the amenities of modern life, enjoying the fresh and cool air.
Although there are many waterfalls in Ticino, but beautiful and majestic, the waterfall in the village of Foroglio must be mentioned.
At the foot of the waterfall is a village with traditional stone houses centered around the church dating from the 15th century. They were built for farmers grazing in the Bavona valley between spring and autumn. .
The village of Lavertezzo is located near the Ponte dei Salti bridge, with the 18th century Madonna degli Angeli church.
Visitors can visit Ticino at any time of the year, but the most ideal is summer because of the cool climate. In spring, azaleas bloom everywhere, in autumn romantic scenery with golden leaves and chestnut harvest season, winter snow covers the stone roofs creating a picturesque scene.
In addition to the villages in the mountains, people can visit the Central areas of Ticino such as Bellinzona, Locarno, Lugano, Ascona, Monte San Salvatore mountains, Monte Brè ... finally can go to Italy, because this region has many many common borders with the "boot-shaped country".
