Relaxing Road Trip Series in Switzerland 🇨🇭 Ep#15 - Epic City Drive From Biasca To Bellinzona Ticino

This 'Relaxing Road Trip Series' will show you a full drive journey from Nidwalden, Bellinzona, Locarno, Ascona, Morcote to Lugano in cantons of Nidwalden, Uri & Ticino in Switzerland.
4K UHD + Calm driving in national roads in the middle of Switzerland. Filmed in April 2021.

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Relaxing Road Trip Series in Switzerland 🇨🇭 Ep#15 - Epic City Drive From Biasca To Bellinzona Ticino

*** Full Drive Journey link : https://goo.gl/maps/LkNCdTZMGoZ7tMz5A

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The Epic Road Trip Itinerary:
00:21 A2 Motorway, Canton of Ticino in Switzerland
08:45 A2 (34) - Bellinzona Nord EXIT
11:08 Arbedo
12:42 Molinazzo
16:54 Castles of Bellinzona (Tre castelli di Bellinzona)
20:21 Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie
22:01 Bellinzona, P. Indipendenza
31:08 Sasso Corbaro Castle (Castello di Sasso Corbaro)
32:27 Osteria Castello-Sasso Corbaro Restaurant
33:03 Fixed Angle View from the Top of Sasso Corbaro Castle
38:03 Chiesa di S. Sebastiano Catholic Church
40:53 Montebello Castle (Castello di Montebello)
42:42 Bellinzona Train Station
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A2 Motorway in Switzerland
The A2 (the Gotthard Motorway) is a motorway in Switzerland. It forms Switzerland's main north–south axis from Basel to Chiasso, meandering with a slight drift toward the east. It lies on the Gotthard axis and crosses the Alps. Opened in 1955 under the name "Road Lucerne-south", A2 is one of the busiest motorways in Switzerland.

Canton of Ticino
Ticino, sometimes Tessin, officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona. It is also traditionally divided into the Sopraceneri and the Sottoceneri, respectively north and south of Monte Ceneri. Red and blue are the colours of its flag.

Bellinzona
It is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino, at the foot of the Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south.

Arbedo
Arbedo-Castione is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Castles of Bellinzona (Tre castelli di Bellinzona)
The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. Castelgrande is located on a rocky peak overlooking the valley, with a series of walls that protect the old city and connect to Montebello. Sasso Corbaro, the highest of the three castles, is located on an isolated rocky promontory south-east of the other two. The Castles of Bellinzona with their defensive walls have been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

Sasso Corbaro Castle (Castello di Sasso Corbaro)
The castle of Sasso Corbaro is located on the flanks of the left bank of the Ticino river, near Bellinzona. With the castles of Montebello and Castelgrande and the walls that partly cross the valley, it has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The "Castello di Sasso Corbaro" is also called the castle of Cima, the castle of Unterwalden from 1506, the castle of Santa Barbara from 1818.

Montebello Castle (Castello di Montebello)
The Castello di Montebello is a spur castle in Bellinzona, the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As one of the three castles of Bellinzona, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, together with the Castelgrande, the Castello di Sasso Corbaro and the Murata. It is also a cultural asset of national importance. The castle is 313 m above sea level. M. on a rocky ledge east of the old town and is connected to the city wall.

Bellinzona Train Station
It serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line. The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino ("Gate of Ticino") since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016.

Source : Wikipedia

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