Piazzogna in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it’s 395 habitants is situated in Switzerland about 86 mi (or 139 km) south-east of Bern, the country’s capital town.
The local timezone is termed Europe / Zurich by having an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Piazzogna, that 4 are larger airports. The nearest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport inside a distance of three mi (or 5 km), North-East. Apart from the airports, there are additional travel solutions (check left side).
There are many Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The nearest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in the distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-East. We encountered 4 sights near this location. Prefer a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels near to the map centre further further down.
While being here, you might want to visit a number of the following locations: Veddasca, Curiglia, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore, Tronzano Lago Maggiore and Agra.
Botanical garden of Gambarogno
This magnificent botanic garden can be found around the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, with a plain inside the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano.
In this place, Otto Eisenhut, an individual and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated 1000s of beautiful and colourful flowering plants like 950 kinds of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron on the the top of a lot more than 20’000 m2.
In addition, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper as well as other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.
Forever of the year 2000 the park is led with the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which would be to ensure the continuity of the attractive garden with its valuable botanic collection.
Visitors need 1 hour for your trip to this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.
Cardada Cimetta
Have you believed that above Locarno you will find there’s view point where you will see concurrently the lowest point (Lago Maggiore) as well as the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?
For the summit from the mountain, 1671 meters above sea level, a viewing platform was built which overlooks the complete region of Lake Maggiore. For the east the vista stretches through the Magadino Plain to Bellinzona. On the west the view extends over one of the most famous peaks with the Swiss Alps including the Dufour. To the south, beyond the mountains that surround Lake Maggiore, you will see inside the distance the Ligurian Apennines, located near Genoa.
Further down, a couple of meters outside the arrival station with the cable car a footbridge was built which winds its way throughout the tops from the trees in the woods below. Out of this unusual scenic promontory you can admire the river, the Centovalli and parts of the Maggia Valley.
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