Andrew Beattie has been writing and travelling ever since he left Oxford University with a degree in Geography. He is also the author of a cultural-historical guide to the Alps published by Signal Books. Away from the Alps, his writing has taken him to many other parts of Europe, as well as the Middle East; he has worked on books in the Rough Guides series on Switzerland, Germany, and Syria, while other books for Signal include cultural-historical guides to Prague, Cairo, the River Danube, and the Scottish Highlands.

A guidebook describing 38 walks in Ticino, Switzerland. Exploring the lakes and mountains of this beautiful Italianate region, routes are graded by difficulty, from gentle strolls suitable for family outings to strenuous mountain routes sometimes involving scrambling.

The walks range from 4 to 19km (2-12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 1-8 hours. They are presented in four sections, covering Lugano, Locarno, Bellinzona/Biasca and Airolo.

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  Clear
  route description
  illustrated with
  1:50,000 maps
  


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  GPX files
  available to download
  


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  Information on
  refreshments
  given for each walk
  


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  Local points of interest
  including St Gotthard Pass
  


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  Easy access
  from Milan