In the southern Ticino canton, plans to replicate the success of Swiss National Park are well advanced.

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This region, known as Ticino, is home to most of the five per cent of Swiss people who are Italian speakers.

BBC: The spirit of the Italian Lakes

Borromini was born Francesco Castelli in Bissone, in the Canton Ticino.

ECONOMIST: Italian Baroque