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The Ponte dei Salti, the buildings and churches, and
medieval double-arched rugged stone houses. At
bridge near Lavertezzo Maggia, the largest village Grottos are shady,
in the valley, you’ll find the secluded outdoor
15th-century Chiesa Santa restaurants with stone
Ponte dei Salti, a medieval Maria delle Grazie. The exte- tables, typical of Ticino.
double-arched bridge. A rior is unremarkable but the
modern art trail, running interior is decorated with
for 4 km (2.5 miles) between dazzling 16th- and 17th- Grotto San Michele
Brione and Lavertezzo, is century frescoes. A wide choice, handy
lined with works by 34 Italian, Past Giumaglio, where there for the castle.
Swiss and German sculptors. are dramatic waterfalls, the ! E5 ⌂ Salita al
At Brione-Verzasca is a road leads further up the valley Castell, Bellinzona
church with origins that go to Cevio. A notable feature of ∑ castelgrande.ch
back to the 13th century. Its this village is the 17th-century
façade is decorated with a Palazzo Pretorio, its façade
painting of St Christopher, featuring the coats of arms of Grotto Canvett
and the interior features the bailiffs who successively
15th-century frescoes. occupied the building. Nearby The epitome of
stands the Palazzo Franzoni tradition.
(1630), which houses a ! E5 ⌂ Cà d’Varénzin 6,
Semione
19 museum of regional history. § 91 870 21 21
The hamlet of Mogno
Valle Maggia contains the serenely beauti-
ful Chiesa di San Giovanni
! E5 n www.valle Battista. Designed by the
maggia.ch Grotto Cavicc
Ticinese architect Mario Botta Beloved of writer
This deep valley runs for and completed in 1996, this Hermann Hesse.
about 50 km (30 miles) extraordinary church is built of
northwest of Ascona up to local stone. The interior is lined ! E5 ⌂ Via Canvetti,
Cevio. At its lower levels, the with white marble and grey Montagnola
valley is wide, though as it granite arranged in stripes ∑ grottocavicc.ch
ascends it becomes increas- and chequer patterns. The
ingly rugged, with forests of light pouring in through the
pine and larch. The valley is translucent ceiling only
also dotted with historical enhances the effect.
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