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Take the Bernina Express, where you can feel the wonderful atmosphere of the Alps, and head to Ticino, the southernmost canton of Switzerland, bordering Italy. The Strawberry Festival held in Locarno, famous for its international film festival, is held in Ticino. The highlight of this festival, which is crowded with people enjoying various dishes made with strawberries and the ripe spring, is the Strawberry Lady Selection Contest! The Swiss Strawberry Lady is selected through a total of three tests, from costumes to interviews! Who will win first place this year? A journey to Bosco/Gurin, the highest mountain village in Ticino. A herd of goats takes over the road, making it impossible to go anywhere, but then a woman shows up in a car! Originally from Germany, she was an actress, but she has been working as a shepherd here for two years... Sabbione and Foroglio, villages in Val Bavona that we met on our way to Bosco/Gurin. It is said that these are villages where shepherds used to stay before going up to the Alps in the summer, but there is still no electricity, so people only live in the summer. In Sabbione, where houses built under rocks are reminiscent of the Hobbit village in the movie, we meet a resident who is busy with house construction to spend this summer and are treated to tea. In Forolio, located not far from Sabbione, the Forolio Falls, which fall from a height of 108m, catches the eye. We taste Polenta, a traditional food made from corn, while looking at the waterfall. Finally, we arrive at Bosco/Gurin, a small village with only 46 residents. However, it has everything you need, such as a post office, brewery, bakery, and restaurant, because the residents basically have three jobs. While looking around the village, we meet a resident who runs a post office, bakery, and brewery, and while talking to his nephew who loves BTS, we feel the BTS craze that has spread to even a remote Swiss village. #WorldThemeTravel#Alps#Switzerland#BerninaExpress#LocarnoStrawberryFestival#StrawberryLadyContest#SabioneVillage#ForoglioVillage#ForoglioWaterfall#TastingPolenta#KnittingResidents#VisitingBosco/GurinVillage