Ticino

Page 446 Piazza Collegiata, the characterful square at the heart of Bellinzona

Page 447a View over Bellinzona from the Castelgrande

Page 447b This picturesque church is situated amidst vineyards above Bellinzona, close to the two upper castles

Page 450a Impaled Devil – a medieval fresco in the Church of San Pietro e Paolo, Biasca

Page 450b The Val Blenio in winter

Page 451 The half-sunken crypt in the Church of San Nicola, Giornico

Page 452 Airolo station in winter

Page 454 The Church of Madonna del Sasso, reachable by funicular from the centre of Locarno

Page 457a Winter in Bosco Gurin, the highest village in Ticino

Page 457b Ski slopes above Bosco Gurin

Page 458a The extraordinary church of San Giovanni Battista at Mogno

Page 458b Inside the church at Mogno

Page 458c Fusio, at the head of the Valle Maggia

Page 459 Picturesque Lavertezzo, in the Val Verzasca

Page 461a The lakeshore at Ascona

Page 461b Ascona’s Old Town

Page 465 Monte Brè above Lake Lugano, reachable by funicular from Lugano

Page 468 The two main arms of Lake Lugano, separated by the causeway that carries the main road and rail lines; on the left, San Salvatore is marked by the transmission tower.

Page 471a Morcote, photographed from Serpiano (reachable by cable car from Brusino-Arsizio on the lakeshore)

Page 471b Morcote, photographed from the lake