Lake Como

Slow Drive to Preda

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July 1st 2011
Today we said “arrivederci” to Italy and started another exciting chapter in our European Adventures. We headed north alongside Lake Como over the mountains to St Moritz and a little further to our overnight stop at Preda. Slow driving was the order of the day. Not because we wanted to drive slow just to annoy the impatient Italian drivers for the last time but because the traffic was heavy, ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » St. Moritz

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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