After a few days of cloudy weather we were so lucky to get two days of blue skies and sun in Ticino. We started with the art trail in Lavertezzo - complete with a medieval bridge. It was stunning with the river, rocks, waterfalls, mountains and fall foliage. This area is also popular for divers due to the water-filled gorges caused by the Verzasca Dam (a James Bond film sight). Afterwards we had our sights aimed a little higher: Cardada. We were able to take a cable car and then a chairlift up to Cimetta to start our stunning hike where we could see the highest mountain in Switzerland, Mount Rosa. Somewhere along the way we took a wrong turn and got far enough along a steep, unauthorized trail that we had to continue down - the sights were stunning, but most of our concentration was focused on the matter at hand. Once safely back on the trail we enjoyed our traditional beer before heading back down. At the bottom we opted for a short driving tour which led us ultimately to Mogno, the sight of a Mario Botta designed church which was absolutely stunning. See the Lavertezzo, Cardada and Mogno pictures here.
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