Switzerland - How this abandoned mountain village comes to new life

In the Swiss canton of Tessin, a young family is transforming an entire village into a hotel. The abandoned houses of Corippo are being turned into guest rooms, the narrow lanes are becoming the hotel’s corridors. More and more villages in the Alps are dying out, young people are choosing to move to the cities.
Can you imagine leaving everything behind to start a new life in an isolated mountain village?
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  • @SilberZappel
    @SilberZappel Жыл бұрын

    We just spent our summer vacation in the "Valle Verzasca". This village is amazing and the restaurant even more. We loved it so much; we eat there three times in two weeks. Highly recommended.

  • @Daniel-jv1ku
    @Daniel-jv1ku Жыл бұрын

    It's nice to see them seeing the potential of this historic village. I'm sure that, in time, it'll be very charming and beautiful. They're restoring this place instead of tearing it down. That is something we need in our world, along with better architecture for new communities.

  • @pradeepchakraverti
    @pradeepchakraverti Жыл бұрын

    What an admirable idea! A little community space that is fading away; can be preserved and even revived!

  • @uklie01
    @uklie01 Жыл бұрын

    Been to Corippo several times, it's so beautiful (but then, the whole valley there is).

  • @Lavish_And_Delightful_Britain
    @Lavish_And_Delightful_Britain Жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful village .The hotel looks so charming .

  • @ceemapicardo3236
    @ceemapicardo3236 Жыл бұрын

    I'll come here one day. I was in Switzerland this April, i wish I heard of this back then

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    So you should visit again!

  • @ceemapicardo3236

    @ceemapicardo3236

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DWTravel i will, especially this place 👍

  • @margaritasun7908
    @margaritasun7908 Жыл бұрын

    Let thete be more people like this couple , putting life ib abandoned picturesque villages. A place to relax & unwind on its serene ambiance. The whole world have an abandoned rural areads & everyone flocks in urban areas , congested , stressfull & cost of living is expensive.

  • @RizZaTV
    @RizZaTV Жыл бұрын

    Italian Switzerland ❤️

  • @ajadrew
    @ajadrew Жыл бұрын

    Really refreshing to watch! I know I'd love to visit, perhaps to even live there 👍😊

  • @mazaltov-indonesia
    @mazaltov-indonesia Жыл бұрын

    I am from Indonesia. I want to visit this place one day

  • @cornfedlife
    @cornfedlife Жыл бұрын

    How fun! Thank God for adventurous people like this family. God bless you!

  • @NikhilChaudhariimbevda
    @NikhilChaudhariimbevda Жыл бұрын

    Good to see them revive an old village..Hoping they have all emergency services available and reachable to the location in case of any eventuality (not that it would happen..better be prepared than sorry in a remote location)

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    With Switzerland being a country having one of the World-s best infrastructures and health care Systems there is nothing to worry about up there...

  • @NikhilChaudhariimbevda

    @NikhilChaudhariimbevda

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DWTravel if the same is true then no issue as alpine rescue becomes difficult if resources aren't available!

  • @waynedlima2226
    @waynedlima2226 Жыл бұрын

    Such an inspiration ❤

  • @Majidkashmiri885
    @Majidkashmiri885 Жыл бұрын

    Well done man I want to learn so keep teaching me thank you

  • @sensei121
    @sensei121 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic... Well done I hope you're endeavour succeeds for you and your family and for the village... Beautiful place....I'm quite sure that once people come to know of it then more people will come there... Good luck

  • @hrvojemarjanovic9188
    @hrvojemarjanovic9188 Жыл бұрын

    Omg, what a beauty!

  • @Tamar-sz8ox
    @Tamar-sz8ox Жыл бұрын

    Wishing you the best ! ❤️🌎🥂🇨🇭 Putting it on my bucket list ! 🇺🇸

  • @celdiomampo8755
    @celdiomampo8755 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing place 😍

  • @cactuscanarion2540
    @cactuscanarion2540 Жыл бұрын

    Buona fortuna per la vostra impresa! Bell'idea!

  • @heekyungkim8147
    @heekyungkim8147 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful place.

  • @tutotuto8309
    @tutotuto830911 ай бұрын

    it so peaceful to live there. no worries of the outside world

  • @johngibbs799
    @johngibbs799 Жыл бұрын

    You guys are inspiring. You got lemons and made lemonade!!

  • @TanTan-rf1gu
    @TanTan-rf1gu Жыл бұрын

    Funny how all across Europe, from Switzerland, to Italy and Croatia, the typical mountain villages turn into tourist attractions and everyone seems to love these places, except the locals. I wonder why that is so... Also funny that investors seem to get interested in these places after almost everone left. Again, I wonder why that is so...

  • @mesgard8624

    @mesgard8624

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe locals need to live, not just spend a vacation. And for living you need education facilities, hospitals and jobs, which that village does not provide

  • @mesgard8624

    @mesgard8624

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe locals need to live, not just spend a vacation. And for living you need education facilities, hospitals and jobs, which that village does not provide

  • @TanTan-rf1gu

    @TanTan-rf1gu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mesgard8624, yeah right. But how come the governments are ready to invest in infrastructure, roads, electricity and so on only after an investor buys some buildings and not before, when all the locals used to live there. The locals could have turned the village also into a tourist attraction by renting their houses or rooms if the government would have helped them.

  • @HeheBOiPadhle

    @HeheBOiPadhle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TanTan-rf1gu I used to live in an island with 10 thousand population. It was the same case with them as well. Government is to blame but the people usually just get tired of living away from civilization sometimes. Its fun for the tourist as they have the option of living in mainland later.

  • @dureedevie3105
    @dureedevie3105 Жыл бұрын

    Passionate

  • @vivekbhattacharya9051
    @vivekbhattacharya9051 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome, really proud to see this

  • @Iamthewarner557

    @Iamthewarner557

    Жыл бұрын

    *“O people! Worship Allah-you have no other god except Him. I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous Day.”* A tremendous day is the day of Judgment when Allah will gather all Mankind after the end of the world. Once we die our creator will again resurrect us on the Judgment day.And on that day if you have believed in Allah and have followed his book Quran then you will be succeed in the hereafter life. Hereafter life is the eternal life either in Paradise or hellfire depending upon the good and bad deeds you did in this world. 👉God Almighty says to the Mankind, Say(O Prophet), *“Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt.”* Quran (45:26) Allah almighty says, *Surely this religion(Islam) of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord(Allah), so fear Me ˹alone˺.* Qur'an (23:52)

  • @Iamthewarner557

    @Iamthewarner557

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vivekbhattacharya9051 *All Hindus must read* Allah almighty our creator says, *“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), Never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (their selves in the Hellfire).”* Qur'an 3 (85) "Ma chidanyadvi shansata" *O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One.* [Rigveda Book 8 :1:1]10 Similar message is in the Qur'an which is Final revelation from God almighty. God Almighty says to the Mankind, *This then is, Allah, your Lord; there is no deity but He is the Creator of everything : so worship Him alone, for He is the Guardian of all things, No sight can comprehend Him but He comprehends all sorts of sight, for He is All-Comprehensive and All-Aware.* Quran 6 (102-103) Brahma Sutra of Hindu Vedanta: "Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan" *"There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit".* God almighty says in Qur'an, *Your real Deity is but One. He Who is Lord of the earth and the heavens and of all that is between them, and Lord of all Easts.* Qur'an (37:5) "Na tasya Pratima asti" *There is no image of Him.* [Yajur Ved 32 : 3] So its not allowed for you all to make idols of God. Because Idol worshiping is prohibited in your scripture. Allah almighty our creator says, *But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything-they themselves are created.* *They are dead, not alive-not even knowing when their followers will be resurrected.* *Your God is ˹only˺ One God. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are in denial, and they are too proud.* Qur'an 16(20:22) "Ekam evaditiyam" *"He is One only without a second."* [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1] Its clear from above verse that there was a messanger sent by Allah to the people who are worshipping idols meaning Hindus. In Qur’an Allah Almighty says, Accordingly, we sent to every community a Messenger, saying, *"Worship Allah and keep away from the taghut(False Gods)."*

  • @tonys1636
    @tonys1636 Жыл бұрын

    Something many Brits are doing all over southern Europe, a whole abandoned village can be purchased for far less than the price of a small house in the UK. Often taking many years to restore particularly if abandoned for many years and in an eartquake region.

  • @namgyel6447

    @namgyel6447

    Жыл бұрын

    But Switzerland is very different case, cost of 2 and half room flat in Switzerland can buy villa in Britain.

  • @mysterioanonymous3206

    @mysterioanonymous3206

    Жыл бұрын

    @@namgyel6447 You can have these old "rustici" for a lot less than you would think. Biggest hindrance is more that these are protected so you can't do anything to the outside which makes restoration expensive and difficult, esp. if you want to bring them up to a modern standard, and never mind fiber internet. You'd be lucky to have cell reception in those valleys. But even more difficult is the fact that only Swiss residents can purchase real estate, and if you're not a Swiss national only for your primary residence. That pretty much excludes all non Swiss. Source: am Swiss.

  • @namgyel6447

    @namgyel6447

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mysterioanonymous3206 some people I know who aren’t Swiss but hold Swiss pass and they can buy them.

  • @rosedudesert4389

    @rosedudesert4389

    Жыл бұрын

    @@namgyel6447 If they hold a swiss passport then they're obviously Swiss 😎

  • @namgyel6447

    @namgyel6447

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rosedudesert4389 that is bit complicated, difficult to explain. Holding a Swiss citizenship and being Swiss national has big differences.

  • @tjtraining7523
    @tjtraining7523 Жыл бұрын

    My family is from here. The “Scetrinis” they left for New Zealand in the 1800s. Hope I can return here one day

  • @i86ij99
    @i86ij99 Жыл бұрын

    Vaguely reminds me of the Cerdeira village project in Portugal

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Looks great, Thanks for the tip!

  • @dickensmccain3129
    @dickensmccain3129 Жыл бұрын

    I can chill there

  • @vishal_on_yt
    @vishal_on_yt Жыл бұрын

    My state of Uttarakhand (🇮🇳) also has many ghost villages due to migration. Hope few of them see a new life someday.

  • @pradeepchakraverti

    @pradeepchakraverti

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope that happens. Having been to Uttarakhand, I know that it is a beautiful part of the world. In fact, I like to think of it as the Switzerland of India. But it is important to follow the principles of "preservation" in the right proportion Uttarakhand seems to be tempted to follow the "development" model to attract tourists. That is a big mistake. I think the people of Uttarakhand know that, but need to assimilate that.

  • @vishal_on_yt

    @vishal_on_yt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pradeepchakraverti There are many instances where life of locals is threatened due to unscientific and mindless hydro projects.

  • @pradeepchakraverti

    @pradeepchakraverti

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vishal_on_yt Yes I know that. Plus the effort to drive highways all across the state. The geology and topography in that area is fragile, and the effects of Climate Change is making it worse. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh worry me because of the insane desire to allow unlimited tourism Tourism is great; but there has to be some effort to get sensitive, caring and empathetic tourists. Not tourists who bring Delhi and Mumbai with them as excess baggage!

  • @vishal_on_yt

    @vishal_on_yt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pradeepchakraverti Yes. We need well mannered and empathetic tourists which is hard to see nowadays.

  • @codewalters

    @codewalters

    Жыл бұрын

    In your country .Read about the Bilkis Bano case and whats happening now

  • @abelardoreclusado7807
    @abelardoreclusado7807 Жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @abraxas1983
    @abraxas1983 Жыл бұрын

    Ticino is such a nice Kanton

  • @AbdulRahman-fo7ws
    @AbdulRahman-fo7ws2 ай бұрын

    fantastic❤Love

  • @ramajumdar
    @ramajumdar Жыл бұрын

    0:40 ..we saw it as an opportunity.. 🙏🏻

  • @sabihatanveer8494
    @sabihatanveer8494 Жыл бұрын

    No regrets for them in the future too ☺

  • @davidmendy2879
    @davidmendy287911 ай бұрын

    Ernesto will be a King in that village.

  • @tomgrantham9992
    @tomgrantham9992 Жыл бұрын

    Good for you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 FROM 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

  • @johnjohnfrederickh.webber2124
    @johnjohnfrederickh.webber2124 Жыл бұрын

    A website for this town can help keep people aware of this beautiful place...

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    There is one, search for * fondazione corippo*

  • @boeingpameesha9550
    @boeingpameesha9550 Жыл бұрын

    God’s grace be with mother and child!

  • @eddiehayes1523
    @eddiehayes152323 күн бұрын

    My great great great grandfather came from here.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    22 күн бұрын

    Wow! 😲

  • @dajanamlcoch2122
    @dajanamlcoch2122 Жыл бұрын

    Valle Verzasca 🥰🥰

  • @geographyclassesforcompeti9855
    @geographyclassesforcompeti9855 Жыл бұрын

    Wanna visit them

  • @SamratAJ
    @SamratAJ3 ай бұрын

    Do you guys have wifi to each room.

  • @hayesalazar
    @hayesalazar Жыл бұрын

    At the end deeply in our human instinct to seek peace and silence no matter how high income you have and social status

  • @biulaimh3097
    @biulaimh3097 Жыл бұрын

    It would make a good setting for a horror movie.

  • @ashishnegi1539
    @ashishnegi1539 Жыл бұрын

    You see i saw what it would have felt

  • @eromero6195
    @eromero6195 Жыл бұрын

    🥰🥰🥰

  • @azlanhalim24
    @azlanhalim249 ай бұрын

    Hi, i'm from Malaysia. How to go there?

  • @scramjet7466
    @scramjet7466 Жыл бұрын

    now this is how i imagined europe as a child from picturebooks.

  • @firmanprawirawardhanafirma5644
    @firmanprawirawardhanafirma5644 Жыл бұрын

    any have garage vehicle motorcycle in house near mountain country switzerland?

  • @avanithakker3762
    @avanithakker3762 Жыл бұрын

    Please give exact name of the hotel

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Just as we said in the Clip 👉 *Albergo Diffuso* 😉🌞

  • Жыл бұрын

    Corippo Albergo Diffuso

  • @giacomomeschini5280
    @giacomomeschini5280 Жыл бұрын

    Io qui ci vivo🥳🥳🥳

  • @angelgarcia1025
    @angelgarcia1025 Жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the website????

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Search for "Fondazione Corippo"!

  • @maimaihuong
    @maimaihuong Жыл бұрын

    Do they need a volunteer?

  • @Asturev
    @Asturev Жыл бұрын

    Just take a look at the most replayed part of the video. YT never changes XD

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    What do you mean?

  • @yourancestor6149

    @yourancestor6149

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@DWTravel he means people are bunch of hornies

  • @CristyB66
    @CristyB66 Жыл бұрын

    It is not working.

  • @Oi-vt1if
    @Oi-vt1if Жыл бұрын

    瑞士 科里波

  • @josefigueroa5045
    @josefigueroa5045 Жыл бұрын

    Give me a job and a room and I'll move there in a second!!

  • @jackiecordova1079

    @jackiecordova1079

    Жыл бұрын

    That's my country I would never move to a other country we have peace That's what counts🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

  • @sarasasa_
    @sarasasa_ Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't call Corippo "alpine"

  • @objetivista686
    @objetivista686 Жыл бұрын

    for the richy

  • @Superbustr
    @Superbustr Жыл бұрын

    It's in a good location for a one night layover for hikers or tourists. Other than that, there is nothing much there, making it a bit boring for some tourists. No lake, no wellness center, no pool, no restaurants, no easy connections to any places of interest other than to a mountain road that goes to a dead end. If they get e Michelin star or are able to add on with an entertainment section they will be able to do good business year round.

  • @sonodiventataunalbero5576

    @sonodiventataunalbero5576

    Жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what makes it so appealing. No annoying lazy spoiled tourists, just those who really want to be there and are able to appreciate its uniqueness

  • @kmg9802
    @kmg9802 Жыл бұрын

    🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

  • @p.alterego3424
    @p.alterego3424 Жыл бұрын

    dont forget that such things are only possible bcs they demand high prices from wealthy people. then ask yourself why they are rich :)

  • @vinchino
    @vinchinoКүн бұрын

    The couple is not regretting their decision because their hotel is making them good money. Isn’t that obvious?

  • @lightless
    @lightless Жыл бұрын

    but can you drive a car there? 🤔

  • @rahulchaudhary-xg9vz
    @rahulchaudhary-xg9vz Жыл бұрын

    This village has some horror vibes....😬🤣

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Just think positive.. 🌹🌸🌺🌻😉

  • @paulcandiago9339

    @paulcandiago9339

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DWTravel Correcto/Giusto: Come sempre agli Imprenditori la palma della Vittoria: Chi scala la Roccia ragginge la Vetta.

  • @-Yeti-

    @-Yeti-

    Жыл бұрын

    Good place to make films too for horror hehe

  • @INDYEAH
    @INDYEAH Жыл бұрын

    She is Damn Beautiful ❤️

  • @christopherx7428
    @christopherx7428 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely, I am sure. However, cross the borde to Italy or Austria and you will have about half the prize and just as beautiful mountains. My budget tells me to stay far away from Switzerland.

  • @preetamshetty6679
    @preetamshetty6679 Жыл бұрын

    What language is she speaking?

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    @Preetam Shetty Désirée speaks Italian - that's the common language in this part of Switzerland. However, her mother tongue is French (to make it a little more complicated...😉)

  • @preetamshetty6679

    @preetamshetty6679

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DWTravel thank you replying.. So Italian, German and French are all spoken in Switzerland?

  • @ClaireCorinthos

    @ClaireCorinthos

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@preetamshetty6679 That is correct, they are all official languages in Switzerland. And a lot of people speak English as well.

  • @kevinm8607
    @kevinm8607 Жыл бұрын

    Will this make swiss to make like suicide

  • @MaxVenous
    @MaxVenous Жыл бұрын

    Man it's out of context But his wife is such fine a.. I mean gorgeous girl

  • @n.r.2258
    @n.r.2258 Жыл бұрын

    Instead of buying weapons for Ukraine, the. state should support such extraordinary project’s.

  • @booksquotes948
    @booksquotes948 Жыл бұрын

    Why speaking italian ?

  • @friesiboy________2128

    @friesiboy________2128

    Жыл бұрын

    Bc Italian is spoken in Switzerland.

  • @manin4568

    @manin4568

    Жыл бұрын

    Because they are French swiss couples

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