Situated between the Swiss Alps and Lake Maggiore, Ticino is a breathtaking canton ... The 19th-century villa turned family-owned boutique hotel is an enchanting escape, heavy on the charm ...

I found it all in Ticino, a canton in southern Switzerland about two hours north ... a groovy, small family-run boutique. Though gastronomic restaurants and lively cafes abound, I preferred ...

Switzerland’s southernmost ... passing patrician houses with ancient family coats of arms and Mediterranean-style courtyard gardens. Ticino’s traditional grotto restaurants are a highlight ...

Here, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, not far from Lacarno, Corippo’s slate-roofed buildings, built from local Ticino granite ... for a young family to undertake the management ...

Many older German-speaking Swiss want ... she says. In Ticino, she says, it is difficult to make friends because the people of Ticino are very Italian-oriented. Family is more important to them ...

Nothing is more representative of Ticino life than its "grottos", village taverns whose forerunners were natural caves used to store wine, cheese and meat. It was a crisp, clear summer's afternoon ...