# Percorsi.me
> Percorsi stradali e itinerari in auto in Svizzera

## Overview
Percorsi.me is a driving directions and route planning website covering Svizzera. Content is in it_CH. Distances are shown in km.

## API for AI Agents

Public REST API for route calculation (no auth required):
- Endpoint: GET https://ch.percorsi.me/api/v1/route
- Parameters: origin (required), destination (required), locale (optional)
- Returns: origin, destination (name/lat/lng), distance_km, distance_formatted, duration_minutes, duration_formatted, route_summary (major roads), landmarks (up to 10, with name/category/lat/lng), url (interactive map link), provider
- Rate limit: 30 requests/minute
- Example: https://ch.percorsi.me/api/v1/route?origin=Helsinki&destination=Tampere&locale=fi

## Content
- Driving routes with turn-by-turn directions, distance and estimated drive time
- City-to-city distance pages
- Cross-country route pages (e.g. Finland to Sweden)
- Route search directory organized by continent, country and city
- Location/landmark pages with nearby destinations
- Hot 100 most popular routes and destinations
- Curated road trip itineraries with multiple stops
- EV charging station directory with connector types, power ratings and network info
- Ski resort directory with piste maps, lift counts and elevation data

## Route Page Content

Each route page includes:
- Estimated driving time
- Total distance
- Main roads used (when available from routing data)
- Notable places along the route

Electric vehicle support:
- Routes over 50 km include EV charging availability information
- Charging locations with city names are shown along the route when relevant

Common questions answered:
- How long does it take to drive from A to B?
- What is the distance between two locations?
- What is the fastest route between cities?
- Where can I charge an electric vehicle on this route?

Content is available in it_CH and uses locally appropriate phrasing for travel time and distance.

## URL Patterns
- https://ch.percorsi.me/ : Home page with route planner
- https://ch.percorsi.me/{origin}/{destination} : Driving route between two locations
- https://ch.percorsi.me/percorsi/{city} : Popular routes from a city
- https://ch.percorsi.me/itinerari-stradali/{continent} : Routes by continent
- https://ch.percorsi.me/itinerari-stradali/{continent}/{country} : Routes by country
- https://ch.percorsi.me/mappa : Interactive map
- https://ch.percorsi.me/percorsi-popolari : 100 most popular routes
- https://ch.percorsi.me/localita-popolari : 100 most popular destinations
- https://ch.percorsi.me/esplora/{category} : Browse locations by category

## Geographic Coverage
- Country: Svizzera
- Continent: europe
- Major cities: Lugano, Bellinzona, Locarno, Mendrisio, Chiasso, Biasca, Airolo, Faido, Ascona, Stabio
- Cities and locations: 2424
- Possible route combinations: 5873352

## Popular Routes

Most-visited routes on this site with cached distance and driving duration:

- Mendrisio to Montreux: 283 km, 3h 43min — https://ch.percorsi.me/mendrisio/montreux
- Luzern Bahnhofquai to Adliswil: 51 km, 38min — https://ch.percorsi.me/luzern-bahnhofquai/adliswil
- Chessel to Cossonay: 54 km, 44min — https://ch.percorsi.me/chessel/cossonay
- St. Moritz – Corviglia to Villars-sur-Glâne: 357 km, 4h 26min — https://ch.percorsi.me/st-moritz-corviglia/villars-sur-glane
- Locarno to Muttenz — https://ch.percorsi.me/locarno/muttenz
- Illnau-Effretikon to Lugano Airport (LUG) — https://ch.percorsi.me/illnau-effretikon/lugano-airport-lug
- Lugano to FoxTown Outlet Mendrisio: 19 km, 17min — https://ch.percorsi.me/lugano/foxtown-outlet-mendrisio
- Bellinzona to Rapperswil-Jona: 156 km, 2h 14min — https://ch.percorsi.me/bellinzona/rapperswil-jona
- Chur to Buchs: 44 km, 33min — https://ch.percorsi.me/chur/buchs
- Lausanne to Küsnacht — https://ch.percorsi.me/lausanne/kusnacht
- Landquart Fashion Outlet to Ostermundigen: 226 km, 2h 36min — https://ch.percorsi.me/landquart-fashion-outlet/ostermundigen
- Aarau to Aarau — https://ch.percorsi.me/aarau/aarau
- Bootshafen (Öufi-Boot) to Thun: 68 km, 54min — https://ch.percorsi.me/bootshafen-oufi-boot/thun
- Affoltern am Albis to FoxTown Outlet Mendrisio — https://ch.percorsi.me/affoltern-am-albis/foxtown-outlet-mendrisio

## Example Pages
- Route: https://ch.percorsi.me/lugano/bellinzona
- City destinations: https://ch.percorsi.me/percorsi/lugano

## Also Available In
- Reittikartta.net (Finnish): https://reittikartta.net
- Routeplanner.app (English (Ireland)): https://routeplanner.app
- UK Route Planner (English (UK)): https://uk.routeplanner.app
- US Route Planner (en_US): https://us.routeplanner.app
- Waysur.com (Spanish): https://waysur.com
- Routenplaner.cc (German): https://routenplaner.cc
- Itineraire.me (French): https://itineraire.me
- Ruttplanerare.se (Swedish): https://ruttplanerare.se
- Percorsi.me (Italian): https://percorsi.me
- Itinerarios.me (Portuguese): https://itinerarios.me
- Routekaart.net (Dutch): https://routekaart.net
- Dojazdu.net (Polish): https://dojazdu.net
- Planovac.net (Czech): https://planovac.net
- Ruter.me (Danish): https://ruter.me
- Marsruut.net (Estonian): https://marsruut.net
- Utvonalterv.net (Hungarian): https://utvonalterv.net
- Marsruts.net (Latvian): https://marsruts.net
- Marsrutas.net (Lithuanian): https://marsrutas.net
- Ruteplanlegger (Norwegian): https://ruteplanlegger.net
- Traseu.net (Romanian): https://traseu.net
- Trasa-Mapy.net (Slovak): https://trasa-mapy.net
- Afroute.com (English (Nigeria)): https://afroute.com
- Routenplaner.me (de_CH): https://routenplaner.me
- Routenplaner.me (de_AT): https://at.routenplaner.me
- Auto-Karta.net (Serbian): https://auto-karta.net
- Kiskadee.app (Spanish (Chile)): https://kiskadee.app
- Dachkarte.com (German): https://dachkarte.com
- Карта Маршрута (ru): https://karta-marshruta.net
- Itineraire.me (fr_BE): https://be.itineraire.me
- Routekaart.net (nl_BE): https://be.routekaart.net
- Itineraire.me (fr_LU): https://lu.itineraire.me
- Itineraire.me (fr_CH): https://ch.itineraire.me
- Afroute.com (Portuguese): https://angola.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://botswana.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://eswatini.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://kenya.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://lesotho.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (French): https://madagascar.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://malawi.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (French): https://maroc.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (Portuguese): https://mocambique.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://namibia.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://south-africa.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://tanzania.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://uganda.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://zambia.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://zimbabwe.afroute.com
- Trippi (English): https://trippi.app

## Data Sources
- Routing: OpenStreetMap via OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine)
- Geocoding: OpenStreetMap via Nominatim
- Map tiles: OpenStreetMap
- EV charging data: Open Charge Map (openchargemap.org)

## Data Freshness
- Routes: calculated in real-time from current road network
- Geocoding: cached with periodic refresh
- EV charger data: synced nightly from Open Charge Map

## Language
- Primary language: it_CH
- Language code: it_CH

## Site
- URL: https://ch.percorsi.me
- Sitemap: https://ch.percorsi.me/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://ch.percorsi.me/robots.txt