Grotto? Great-o! summer in Ticino wouldn't be complete without visiting a grotto. These stone-built, rustic restaurants are found throughout the canton and are the perfect place to grab some shade and a bite to eat. And if you're fortunate, a memorable view is thrown in for free.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2008, April 2008

Author: Golini, Catherine Richards

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Grotto? Great-o! summer in Ticino wouldn't be complete without visiting a grotto. These stone-built, rustic restaurants are found throughout the canton and are the perfect place to grab some shade and a bite to eat. And if you're fortunate, a memorable view is thrown in for free.

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Virtually unique to Ticino--though there is a handful of 'crotti' found over the border in Lombardy and Piedmont--the name grotto comes from the Italian word for cave, grotta.

Long before every home had a fridge, the Ticinesi kept perishables cool near granite rocks, and with so much good food and wine stored in the one place, it n...

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