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Our Trip to Locarno

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January 5th 2008
Today went with some of the Usi students to visit Locarno. Some of us went to the top of the Madonna del Sasso (the sanctuary of the Madonna) while other people went ice skating. We took a cable car up to the top of the mountain and then spent a few hours up there looking around before we headed down and back home to Lugano. ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Locarno

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more