Bellinzona

 This city is famous for its three castles- Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro, which are protected by the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Last Wedneday we took a road trip :)

Simi, Me, Mom and Christine (a friend of the family)

Castelgrande was a fortification in Medieval times, and then a ducal fortress during the Renaissance period. During the restoration of it (1980-1992) not only  the castle was restored, but also the entire hill on which it was built, to make it accessible to the town.

 

My favorite thing about Switzerland is the architecture. No matter where you are you can always find these gorgeous buildings that have so much detailing.

It took two hours to drive there, which in Switzerland means it was REALLYYY far away.

Switerland has the pink boarder, if you look right above zurich, you will see Aarau (my home), then if you go south south south and a little west, there is Bellinzona.

We stayed in a youth hostel for the night. ^

As you can see, the castle is right behind it. From some windows we actually had a pretty good view of the castle at night when ti was all lit up by lights.