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Cari

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December 15th 2013
Geo: 46.1445, 8.72654Today, we went to Steven's cousin, Danny de Bortoli's mountain house at Cari (near Faido, and the southern end of the St Gotthard tunnel). We drove for one hour along the main freeway up the valley, and then climbed and climbed and climbed! When we reached Cari, there was ice on the unmade road, causing a few moments of excitement - I don't enjoy feeling a car g ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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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