Highbrow Magazine contributing writer Barbara Noe Kennedy discovers the marvels of Ticino, Switzerland. Watch her video below.
Ticino is Switzerland with an Italian soul—a sun-drenched canton tucked south of the Alps where palm trees, medieval castles, sparkling lakes, and mountain trails all exist within minutes of each other. From Bellinzona’s UNESCO-listed fortresses to the elegant promenades of Lugano and the subtropical beauty of Lago Maggiore, this video explores one of Europe’s most unexpectedly magical regions. Along the way are hidden chapels, chestnut forests, lakeside villages, and vineyard-covered hillsides that feel worlds away from the rest of Switzerland. Quietly beautiful and wonderfully under the radar, Ticino feels both unmistakably Swiss and undeniably Italian.