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The head of the cantonal government of Ticino is warning that the border with Italy will have to be closed to refugees to stem the tide of asylum seekers entering Switzerland. “If the influx of ...

The move is a way of putting pressure on the Swiss government to resolve an ongoing tax dispute with neighbouring Italy. More than half of the amount of money which should go to Italy – around SFr30 ...

LUGANO, SWITZERLAND — Palm trees, pasta and pottery don’t fit the stereotypical picture of Switzerland. To a traveler prepared for snow-capped mountains, wondrous chocolates and cheese, Ticino, this ...

Deep blue lakes, palm trees, churches and picturesque villages: Ticino and northern Italy are similar in many places. Can you spot the subtle differences or do you know the places pictured? Take the ...

Pavia, Italy, November 1956: A woman finds a way to keep her hands free as she walks along the Ticino River at the Ponte Vecchio, the covered bridge connecting Pavia with its suburb of Borgo Ticino.

Curved around the banks of Lake Lugano, the destination city is the largest in Ticino, the only wholly Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland. To the visitor, it seems to maintain a balance between a ...

I traveled on Swiss public transportation for one full month and the only time I was late was when we dipped into Italy. Yes, I’m blaming Italy for making the Swiss late. My Swiss post bus from Tirano ...

Entry into Switzerland is restricted at all its borders. Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP As of midnight on Wednesday March 18the, the Swiss federal government closed more border crossings with Italy in a ...