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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Switzerland sounds great, but I am now beginning to worry about staying in the Alps. My parents cannot join us for any of the hiking, biking, mountain activities -- so maybe it would be better to stay in a bigger town with other things to do? I expect we would be able to take 1 (maybe 2) day trips to close locations (no more than 2 hours travel time).

Yes, it would be a much more fun adventure to "leave the grandparents at home," but this is their desired trip to spend time with their family. So we have to plan around them![/quote]
So, Italian alps in the winter but we've flown nonstop to Geneva a couple years and transport 1 hourish (to Courmayeur) or 3 hoursish (to Cortina) to Italy for skiing. The hotels cater to summer and winter seasons - the pictures of the summer hiking are breathtaking. Both of these have very nice pedestrian villages with plenty of cafes, restaurants and shopping. I don't know the house/condo market - we usually get 2 family rooms with a really nice breakfast included. I don't know the Swiss towns but I'm sure it's very similar. For us, Italian alps are just as convenient from Geneva, it's a little less expensive than Switzerland and we love the food 1000% better. 
We've also been to Scotland in the summer several times and it is beautiful but we did a lot of moving around (or a lot of golfing). [/quote]

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