When the Swiss emigrated south
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Channel: SWI swissinfo.ch - English · 2009 · People & Blogs
Up until the middle of the 19th century the Swiss emigrated to Italy mainly as mercenaries. But from the end of that century, it was confectioners from Graubünden who sought their fortune in the south. Two songwriters, one from Italy and one from Switzerland, tell this story in a CD. (SF/swissinfo)
