My husband and I are starting to think about next year's trip (May-June). We're starting with some time with his family that lives in Lucca, and ending with time with our daughter who lives in Lucerne.
This year we did the Cinque Terre, Lake Como, and Ticino (among other places). The Aosta area was on my list but I couldn't fit it in. Portofino is high on my list too. We've never done the western half of Switzerland, so this could work out well with leaving western Italy and then heading for Sion. My question is: what's good to see between Portofino and Sion, Switzerland? We are open to traveling by train, renting a car, or I guess even a bus. We like to get outside, see some history or nature, my husband is an avid cyclist, and we both like good food.
We have about 3 weeks in all, and want to spend about a week in the Lucca area, and at least 10 days in Switzerland. That leaves 4 days to use here. Grazie mille.