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Home > Travel Switzerland > Switzerland Destinations > Riva San Vitale
Riva San Vitale
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe. The country, which borders Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, was historically a confederation, and has been a federation since 1848. Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
With an area of 41,285 square kilometers, Switzerland is a relatively small country. Switzerland comprises three basic topographical areas namely the Swiss Alps, the Swiss plateau, and the Jura Mountains. Switzerland has four official languages namely German, French, Italian and Romansh.
Riva San Vitale is one of the preeminent tourist destinations in Switzerland and is located in canton Ticino. Lugano is the closest big city to Riva, with Italy's border approximately 20 miles away. Lake Lugano is just a minute walk from the Casa Maderni and Mount San Georgio can be seen from the garden outside the house. The language that is spoken in Riva, and throughout the province Ticino, is Italian.
A thousand surprising discoveries, great kids hotels, excellent family resorts, one country, Riva San Vitale is a truly unique adventure playground for all those who want more than just the seaside, who want more originality, and authenticity, more variety and more family fun. Here, everything is just around the corner and nothing is closer than pure enjoyment.
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