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When did this actually happen? Sunday, February 21, 2016
Because N. had this very cool (and cheap) railway ticket, we decided to go somewhere in Switzerland where neither of us had ever been that was far, far away (to get the most out of the train ticket). We chose Bellinzona, which is mainly known for its 3 castles; each of which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As we both like castles a lot, this seemed perfect. Also, from my point of view: I had never been in the Italian part of Switzerland yet, so this seemed like a really good idea.
It was a really great day and I made lots and lots of pictures. Therefore, this one day will appear here in 3 parts.. coincidentally coinciding with the 3 castles that we visited (see what I did there? :D ).
We started with a 2.5h train ride through beautiful scenery from Zürich to Bellinzona. Then we went to the first castle: Castelgrande. This is the largest castle (maybe that is reflected in the name, eh?) and most prominent one. It is also the one which is most suitable for visitors: there is a museum explaining the history of the three castles and an elevator (we took the stairs. Oh my. But I did it). There is also a very nice, long stretch of the city wall on which you can walk, which is pretty awesome.
Here then, are the most pretty pictures of Castelgrande:
Of course the castle is strategically situated on a hill.
Mountains! The castle is surrounded by mountains! And there is snow on the mountains! I made soooo many pictures of this mountain: it is so pretty!
More mountains! :)
And the same mountain again from a slightly different angle...
N. posing against a castle wall.
The big wall that protected the city!
From the end of the city wall a picture of the whole castle again. It was really, really pretty. :)
Because N. had this very cool (and cheap) railway ticket, we decided to go somewhere in Switzerland where neither of us had ever been that was far, far away (to get the most out of the train ticket). We chose Bellinzona, which is mainly known for its 3 castles; each of which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As we both like castles a lot, this seemed perfect. Also, from my point of view: I had never been in the Italian part of Switzerland yet, so this seemed like a really good idea.
It was a really great day and I made lots and lots of pictures. Therefore, this one day will appear here in 3 parts.. coincidentally coinciding with the 3 castles that we visited (see what I did there? :D ).
We started with a 2.5h train ride through beautiful scenery from Zürich to Bellinzona. Then we went to the first castle: Castelgrande. This is the largest castle (maybe that is reflected in the name, eh?) and most prominent one. It is also the one which is most suitable for visitors: there is a museum explaining the history of the three castles and an elevator (we took the stairs. Oh my. But I did it). There is also a very nice, long stretch of the city wall on which you can walk, which is pretty awesome.
Here then, are the most pretty pictures of Castelgrande:
Of course the castle is strategically situated on a hill.
Mountains! The castle is surrounded by mountains! And there is snow on the mountains! I made soooo many pictures of this mountain: it is so pretty!
More mountains! :)
And the same mountain again from a slightly different angle...
N. posing against a castle wall.
The big wall that protected the city!
From the end of the city wall a picture of the whole castle again. It was really, really pretty. :)
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