Campione Casino Municipale

If you look to the northeast, just east of Melide, you can see into the Campione special administrative region of Italy. Campione has a customs union with Switzerland and is one of the few parts of Italy not a member of the European Union. As such there are no passport checks going in or out (since August 2004 the situation may have changed). Those wishing to enter Campione from Switzerland with public transit, are recommended to board a bus at the Melide FFS station, and pay a fare of CHF 4,00 (valid in 2004) per direction. The Casino Municipale, seen in this photo, is the most recognizable building in Campione, facing Lago di Lugano. Taken 4 August 2004