Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
Waterfall near Faido village
Construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel near Faido
Faido pass up to the Gotthard pass, from 1845
Church of S. Ambrogio
The Leventina District is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The capital of the district is Faido but the largest town is Airolo on the southern flank of the Gotthard Pass.
Leventina valley
Kyanite specimen from Central St. Gotthard Massif, Leventina. This specimen features a 6 cm-long, doubly terminated kyanite in contrasting silvery mica matrix.