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Mountains and valleys of TICINO in 4K (Switzerland)

From the palm trees and Mediterranean climate of Lake Maggiore to the tops of the Nufenen Pass and Lukmanier Pass you have time to catch more than a glimpse of the stupendous sights. With its 2478 m.s.l. Nufenen Pass is Switzerland’s highest travelled mountain pass. The Lukmanier pass leads you from the north into the sunniest Ticinese valley, the “Valle del Sole”, officially called Blenio Valley. With its mountain pastures and breathtaking panoramas, it lies embedded in an officially acknowledged exceptional natural landscape with biological, geomorphological and historical-cultural treasures. It has been used for centuries, and was Barbarossas favorite way through the alps. Although it is in a rather barren mountain world, the Ticino side of the massive has a countryside character. The mountain farmers have turned the wild valley into a scenic jewel, into vistas that unfold before your eyes while driving up the pass. The Centro Pro Natura Lucomagno in Acquacalda is an ideal starting point for hikers who want to cross this seductive Alpine region. An unforgettable tour is the one from Acquacalda over the ‘Passo del Sole’ into the Piora valley with all its lakes. The excursionist can experience a natural paradise in its whole variety. One of the best places to admire the mountain lake paradise of the nature reserve Alp Piora is from the hill top of Föisc, that can be reached in a short hike from the Piora cable railway station. Looking down from the Rifugio Föisc you see the biggest lake, Lago Ritom, but also the plateau and the smaller lakes ‘Tom’ and ‘Cadagno’. Especially Lake Cadagno is mysterious. Actually it consists in two lakes that are overlapping, creating a unique ecosystem. The superior lake, in contact with the athmosphere, is a natural alpine lake, fed by the waters of springs and melted snow. The lower part does not receive water or oxygen from the outside world. Turning around on Föisc the hiker has a splendid view down the whole upper Leventina, but also into the Bedretto Valley and the Gotthard massif.