TICINO SWITZERLAND: Top Spots in the Swiss Italian canton! Lugano, Ascona, Locarno + MORE
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2021
- Hey guys! In this video we’re heading south into the Italian speaking region of Switzerland - Ticino! This region has so many gorgeous places to visit, and we’re going to show you our favorites! Including Locarno & Ascona on Lago Maggiore, Lugano/Lake Lugano, Valle Verzasca, & we’ll even pop over the border to visit the beautiful villages of Varenna & Bellagio on Lake Como! Andiamo!
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Bienvenue & Willkommen! We are Lex & Louis - and together we are The Traveling Swiss. We're an international couple (USA + Switzerland) who have recently moved from NYC to Switzerland. Come travel with us - we'll give you tips and guides, and hopefully have a few laughs along the way. Our goal is to show you that borders are meant to be crossed!
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all these lakes are so beautiful! I love Louis' Aperol Spritz shirt LOL!
Thanks. I'll visit here soon.
Yet another amazing place you’ve shown me! I’ve always kind of wanted to visit that dam after watching Goldeneye so many times as a kid!
So beautiful! You're lucky living around these gorgeous places. Really impressive video.
Love watching your videos of Switzerland! It's beautiful
I'm super jealous of you guys you gotta visit such stunning and cinematic place. The room is just fantastic. Great Vlog guys🔥❤
oh just what i needed! I'm planning a trip through Europe this fall (coming over from Australia) and I've wanted to spend some time in Switzerland. I'd prefer not to go into multiple countries because who knows what will happen with these covid restrictions. It seems like in Switzerland you can *almost* get a taste of a few countries all while inside Swiss borders!
Beautiful. Loved seeing the 'Goldeneye dam. Definitely somewhere on my list for when I'm next in Switzerland.
another epic video in Switzerland!!! You guys need more subs!!!
I visited Lugano a few times while I was working in Switzerland. Great place! 😁 That icecream looked delicious! 😋 Have a great weekend!
You guys look like you had a lot of fun! ATB 😀
What a beautiful area! I would love to visit it all except maybe doing the bungee jump lol. I noticed the gardens around your hotel - so pretty !
beautiful place. thanks for sharing
AHHH Love it! You guys are so great and sharing where to go and what to do!!!! We always enjoy your tours but how do you decide what to feature? We need to check this place out for sure!
very nice tour.. this is certainly one of my most beloved regions in Switzerland. Esepcially fond of Lugano
Ticino is such a wonderful region. I would love to explore it more, but we're always deterred by the long queues in front of the Gotthard tunnel and the packed trains. No one of you jumped the bungee? I'm disappointed. I was sure Alexis would do it, LOL: 😂🤣 Great tour & ideas what to see and do Alexis & Louis!
Beautiful & wonderful video 😀😃😄
Have a good day
Fantastic tour my friend, thanks for sharing. Greetings 👍
I LOVE your videos 👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much for watching :) ❤️
nice video.... i have lots of memories at these lakes..specially lago Maggiore borromean islands
I like your vibe guys, you are so natural
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing 🌹
Great place to while away themhours. Maggiore, Como and Lugano are all bellissimo! I think Lugano is the best town to live in, but many great side trips. Tne warmth is nice also, as it seems early April to late October are ideal,
Didn’t know regional language areas existed. As always wonderful footage and great shots. 🙏👍 loved the 007 bit 😎😉
yes! Switzerland is really unique in that way - there are 4 national languages (German, French, Italian, & Romansh) all spoken in different regions!
@@TheTravelingSwiss The 4 (official) national languages are completely correct. By the way, Alexis already knows the "Röstigraben", she should show you on the map * grin
I would like to try the Bungy jump even if I hate heights but I like challenges, for sure I have it in my bucket list 😀
Thanks!
Omg i love Alexis’ swimwear on the paddle board!!
Just Stunning 💚enjoy 🇦🇺
Nice Sharing 👍 stay connected
all the places are looking beautiful! Hopefully I can spend a weekend there this summer 😊 altought the hotel prices are very much up there in this region 😅
a beautiful tour of an even more beautiful region. Do you recommend more Lago Maggiore, Lugano, or the famous Como?
very good...
What the amazing places - Its never were on my bucket list and now I have to go there some day!! Thanks for sharing your video
Tišinom is a beautiful region ❤
This is where I am!! Im studying here in Lugano
Amazing! Let us know if you have any recommendations for next time! :)
How's the weather in May in Ticino? I hope it's nice and sunny like it is in this video
This such a tease, as the borders are still closed between the USA and Europe (sigh.) Good to see that the tourists from around the areas are making a comeback. What language(s) are we communicating in with the locals, in this part of Switzerland and northern Italy?
We can say some basic Italian phrases (ordering food in restaurants, etc) which helps, but otherwise we can usually use English if needed. If you’re on the Swiss side of the border in the Italian region they usually speak German quite well also!
Also! Borders have opened for a few European countries between the US already - Spain, Italy, Greece, Iceland, Croatia so far are all open for US tourism :)
@@TheTravelingSwiss Good to know for those people wanting to visit...learn some phrases of the areas you plan on going to. So is that Standard German or some Swiss German variant that is spoken? I am listening to YT Aditoro pronouncing every single town in Germany using Standard German rather than his usual Swiss German speech. I don't know if I will listen to all 4 hours and 6 minutes of the dialogue. Quite the effort on his part !
@@TheTravelingSwiss That is good to know. I listen to the Tagesshau Program on YT in German to give me the latest updates on what is occurring in Germany. There still seems to be quite a bit of confusion as to the roll out of their COVID vaccine program for the people n that country. The Robert Koch Institute website is the official site for what the latest news is for entries and travel restrictions into Germany. www.rki.de/EN/Home/homepage_node.html updated frequently. The latest news is published both in German and English. The Frankfurt am Main Airport is my hub airport for entering Europe from North America. I am looking forward soon to be returning to Basel soon.
Again, we are staying at the same hotel as you. How did you get from the hotel to dinner?
Do all the Lake Como ferries take cars? Do you really need a car, as these towns are pretty compact? Oh, how I want to stay on Como! Thanks for the views in Ticino!
Hi Jim,
No, only a few ferries take cars, between Bellagio, Varenna and Menaggio.
We only needed a car to get to Lago Como from Ticino, but once you are there, a car is more annoying than anything else. The towns are compact and mostly pedestrian. So if you have the possibility to get there by train (to Como for example), then you'll enjoy it much more.
@@TheTravelingSwiss Thanks, that is what I thought. Drive to whatever town on the Lake will be your bases, and then just use ferries and feet for the exploring. I love places that downplay cars, anyway. Perhaps a motor scooter could be handy in some places.
Hey, I planned on visiting Switzerland in February. What is it like visiting Switzerland especially now. Covid-19 protocol and things to consider?
hi! thanks for the comment! restrictions are always changing but for now Switzerland is quite open! You have to wear masks indoors and on public transit, but everything is open. To enter CH, you need to have a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination with an EMEA approved vaccine
@@TheTravelingSwiss thanks alot
Can you fly a drone there? Especially by the dam
I love Ticino!!
Good for Switzerland to have that touch of Italian culture. Maybe they should acquire Sardinia...
Of course, well, we also have a southern corner, just like the French language region (with its peculiarities) and no less also the Grisons with their Rhaeto-Romanic language, their own culture. I don't want to miss any of these enrichments.
I wished I travelled more in Switzerland during my last stopover. Is this a recent visit?
Yes! This was filmed this past weekend
Nice videos👍going to see Lugano on September2022 what’s the name of the place that you stayed
Giardino Lago!
lucky!
Great, the Verzasca Valley, for me one of the most beautiful valleys we have, especially the region around the Ponte dei Salti. Water (crystal clear and ice cold), rock cut by the water and the colors by the sun; but also an extremely dangerous place (swimming accidents!).
NB: From 14'30 "3/4 of the picture is black, what have you censored there? * Laughs
Ugh! It got corrupted when I uploaded and didn’t realize 😫😫
I will go next week for 2 weeks to lake como, are there covid checks between como and lugano because im afraid i cant go to Lugano because of the pcr test.
Hi! If you are fully vaccinated you don’t need a covid test to enter Switzerland, otherwise you will need a test - they check randomly at land border crossings for it
@@TheTravelingSwiss thank you then i will skip it, i have only one vaccin unfortunatly
Is Locarno or Lugano better to live?
Per vivere un paio di anni sarebbe meglio Locarno o Lugano?
Pour y vivre: Locarno ou Lugano?
5:41 the kid has a taugh mom xD
What is the name of the hotel you stayed at
In Ticino
Giardino Lago
I understand that you have travelled these places in car..how about if you have to do this in trains..and other local transportation as a family in 3-4 days..
Where did you stay, seems nice hotel? 🤩.
It was called giardino lago, very nice hotel
Piazza Grande Locarno, not piazzale centrale!
Love the videos but hate all the background music...my brain explodes.
SWITZERLAND HAS WON AGAINST FRANCE CONGRATULATIONS
YESSSSS We are so excited!!!