{"id":1359,"date":"2023-09-22T11:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/territory\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:43:56","slug":"territory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1359\" class=\"elementor elementor-1359 elementor-1339\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca5eea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ca5eea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6802c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6802c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE TERRITORY OF ITALIAN-SPEAKING SWITZERLAND<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db73aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0db73aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20cee9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e20cee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc00304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc00304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee214e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee214e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>Italian-speaking region of Switzerland<\/b>, consisting of <b>Ticino<\/b> and <b>Mesolcina<\/b>, is an extraordinary and still relatively unexplored area, full of priceless treasures: a kaleidoscope of natural beauty, history, culture, traditions and, not least of all, wine and food. <\/p>\n<p>From the spectacular mountain <b>chain of the Alps<\/b>, on the border with German-speaking Switzerland, to the mild Mediterranean climate of <b>Lake Maggiore<\/b> and <b>Lake Lugano<\/b>, on the border with Italy, our region is the perfect balance between Italian language and atmosphere, and Swiss efficiency!<\/p>\n<p>Here the temperate climate offers, on average, more sunny days than in the rest of Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors find it all: a <b>natural world with rich cultural history<\/b>, <b>uncontaminated nature<\/b>, <b>mountains<\/b>, emerald-green rivers, clear mountain lakes, evocative waterfalls, remote <b>valleys<\/b> with picturesque <b>hamlets<\/b>. Towns and villages are treasure troves of <b>historical monuments<\/b> and <b>works of art<\/b>, which reflect the centuries of shared history between Italy and Switzerland. Artists, poets, philosophers and writers have been inspired by this world, often choosing to permanently reside here.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Ticino<\/b> proudly boasts three of the <b>UNESCO World Heritage<\/b> sites in Swiss territory: the wonderful <b>Castles of Bellinzona,<\/b> <b>Monte San Giorgio<\/b> and the <b>Mendrisio\u2019s Holy Week Processions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>And, like any self-respecting place, <b>gastronomy<\/b> plays an integral part, with cuisine ranging from traditional to sophisticated, all strictly accompanied by <b>wines<\/b> that receive ever-increasing international notoriety.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e3d2de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33e3d2de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb62fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb62fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711b3a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"711b3a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/01-territori_bellinzona_castelgrande1000x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/01-territori_bellinzona_castelgrande1000x350.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/01-territori_bellinzona_castelgrande1000x350-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/01-territori_bellinzona_castelgrande1000x350-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4153da08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4153da08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451e9ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"451e9ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BELLINZONA AND SURROUNDINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5184b8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5184b8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic territory, positioned in the heart of Italian-speaking Switzerland, crossroads of history art, culture, and a marvellous natural environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605103a8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"605103a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/guided-tours-in-bellinzona-surroundings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4a0f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f4a0f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f471e8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f471e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0106250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0106250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/02-territori_locarno_santuario_1000x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/02-territori_locarno_santuario_1000x350.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/02-territori_locarno_santuario_1000x350-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/02-territori_locarno_santuario_1000x350-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6b1b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d6b1b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10925e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10925e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOCARNO AND SURROUNDINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a29e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a29e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mountains, breath taking panoramas, rich vegetation, Mediterranean climate, a radiant and lively town on the shores of renowned Lake Maggiore.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a35cb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48a35cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/locarno-and-surroundings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614d7af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"614d7af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fdd77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38fdd77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe69dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfe69dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/03-territori_lugano_paradiso_1000x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/03-territori_lugano_paradiso_1000x350.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/03-territori_lugano_paradiso_1000x350-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/03-territori_lugano_paradiso_1000x350-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b0a7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b0a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0ffc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db0ffc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LUGANO AND SURROUNDINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f14950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f14950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A frenetic town of \u201chuman dimension\u201d, and a natural lanscape reflected in the waters of Lake Lugano. An ideal blend of old and new. Un misto ideale di moderno e antico. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e992b52 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e992b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/lugano-and-surroundings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d6b69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d6b69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0afae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0afae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b41d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65b41d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/04-territori_mendrisio_vigneti_1000x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/04-territori_mendrisio_vigneti_1000x350.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/04-territori_mendrisio_vigneti_1000x350-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/04-territori_mendrisio_vigneti_1000x350-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84014ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84014ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977dbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977dbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENDRISIO AND SURROUNDINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c4647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c4647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open window on the border with Italy, a hilly landscape where wine, food, art and traditions harmoniously complement each other.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca5730 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ca5730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/mendrisio-and-surroundings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8276d17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8276d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ceb79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57ceb79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a2352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41a2352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/05-valli_bavona_1000x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/05-valli_bavona_1000x350.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/05-valli_bavona_1000x350-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/05-valli_bavona_1000x350-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e900d9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e900d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d0e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65d0e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALPINE VALLEYS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d346aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d346aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tucked away amongst the steep sides of the Alps, treasure troves of art, cultre and traditions. 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