Nestled in the Verzasca Valley of Ticino, Switzerland, Corippo lies just 12 km from Locarno and 20 km from the Italian border. Famous for its stone houses built from local Ticino granite and topped ...

My hands are so numb I can’t feel the handlebars. My enthusiasm for cycling – and possibly life itself – is dissipating.

Superlatives and Switzerland go hand in hand, but as much as I love travelling here — it’s amazingly photogenic, safe, clean, ...