Piazzogna in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it’s 395 habitants is found in Switzerland about 86 mi (or 139 km) south-east of Bern, the country’s capital town.
The neighborhood timezone is named Europe / Zurich by having an UTC offset of one hour. We realize of 9 airports near Piazzogna, ones 4 are larger airports. Closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in the distance of three mi (or 5 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are many travel solutions (check left side).
There are numerous Unesco world heritage sites nearby. Closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts in the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-East. We encountered 4 points of interest near this location. Should you prefer a hotel, we compiled a summary of available hotels close to the map centre further further down.
While being here, you might like to visit some 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 is situated on the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, over a plain from the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano.
In this place, Otto Eisenhut, someone and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated a huge number of beautiful and vibrant flowering plants like 950 forms of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron over a surface of over 20’000 m2.
Furthermore, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper as well as other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.
Since the beginning of the year 2000 the park is led from the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which would be to be sure that the continuity on this attractive garden featuring its valuable botanic collection.
Visitors need one hour for that trip to this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.
Cardada Cimetta
Maybe you have believed that above Locarno there is a view point that you can see at the same time the lowest point (Lago Maggiore) and also the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?
About the summit of the mountain, 1671 meters above sea level, a viewing platform was built which overlooks the complete region of Lake Maggiore. On the east the vista stretches from the Magadino Plain to Bellinzona. Towards the west the scene extends over many of the most famous peaks with the Swiss Alps for example the Dufour. South, at night mountains that surround Lake Maggiore, you can view from the distance the Ligurian Apennines, located near Genoa.
Further down, a number of meters out of the arrival station of the cable car a footbridge was built which winds its way through the tops of the trees of the woods below. Because of this unusual scenic promontory you are able to admire the stream, the Centovalli and parts of the Maggia Valley.
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