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6 Reasons to Love Locarno, Home of our Swiss Ticino Untour

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Biking Hiking and Walking Switzerland Ticino Train

May 23, 2017 by Untours Staff

Our Swiss Ticino UnTour offers the perfect marriage of Italian romance and Swiss efficiency, with spectacular hikes, excellent train connections, and picturesque lakeside towns.    Here are 6 reasons to fall in love with Locarno, homebase of our Swiss Ticino UnTour. 1. History   Locarno was settled before Roman times and was an important glass-making…  


Kunstmuseum: Modern Art Fix in Basel

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Heartland Oberland Switzerland Ticino

April 3, 2017 by Andrea Szyper

On a recent visit to the Kunstmuseum in Basel, I was overwhelmed by the size and breadth of the museum’s modern art collection. A friendly guard explained it succinctly. “Yes, Switzerland and America have the largest collections of modern art because they could collect and protect ‘degenerate art’ while Hitler was marching through Europe.” I’d…  


Room with a View: The 20 Best Untours Apartment Views

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January 18, 2017 by Rachelwortmann

At UnTours we’re big believers in slow travel. What is slow travel? It’s slowing down, staying among the locals, spending more than just a few days (maybe even a few weeks), and immersing yourself in the local culture and ways. With travel becoming more accessible to more people than ever before, traveling to small European…  


Live or Recorded? A Swiss Fairy Tale of Simple Pleasure

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Heartland Switzerland

December 7, 2015 by Bill Kover

This really happened. It seemed like a fairy tale. But it is a true story. It was during our Swiss Heartland UnTour in 2004. We had decided to spend the day in Brienz. It was a beautiful sunny day. The lady in the Tourist Information Office suggested that we take a walk in the older…  


Five Super Fun Swiss Attractions for Kids of All Ages

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Family travel Heartland Museums Oberland Switzerland Ticino

November 4, 2015 by Andrea Szyper

Above: Walking the St. Bernard. Copyright Switzerland Tourism: swiss-image.ch/Christian Perret   If you’re a kid or traveling with a kid, there’s just so much to do in Switzerland, from its well marked hiking trails to its pristinely clean and swimmable lakes. You can get your train fix, take a boat, or fly down a mountainside on…  


Swiss Travel News – The Latest News Fresh from Switzerland

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Heartland Oberland Switzerland Ticino

October 20, 2015 by Cathrinbaumbach

Here is some Swiss travel news from the desk of Cathrin Baumbach, who just returned from a work trip to Switzerland and the 2015 Swiss Travel Mart (an international meeting of Switzerland travel professionals) in Zermatt. Read these up-to-the-minute updates of all things Swiss.   The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest rail…  


To Basel and Beyond: Contemporary Art and Design in Switzerland

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Heartland Oberland Switzerland Ticino

September 10, 2015 by Andrea Szyper

Above: The Museum Tinguely in Basel and the sculpture ‘Gwendolyn’ by Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by swiss-image.ch/Christoph Schuerpf   We love to talk (and write) about the sylvan beauty of small Swiss mountainside villages, pristine lakes and hiking trails, and the old traditions of the Alps. Don’t ever doubt our love of cows and their pastures….