Hikers and mountain bikers love Ospizio San Gottardo, a 13th-century guesthouse recently given a contemporary makeover and now run on thermal energy. The rooms are simple and quiet and the views are out of this world. The Ospizio is out on a limb on the St Gotthard Pass between Andermatt and Airolo. It's 71km north of Bellinzona.
Ospizio San Gottardo
Ticino
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