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 local timezone is called Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 1 hour. We all know of 9 airports near Piazzogna, ones 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-East. Aside from the airports, there are additional travel options available (check left side).
There are numerous Unesco world heritage sites nearby. Closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts from the Market-Town of Bellinzona in the distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-East. We encountered 4 tourist attractions near this location. Prefer a hotel, we compiled a listing of available hotels near to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you should go to see 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 located for the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, on a plain from the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano.
In this place, Otto Eisenhut, someone and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated a large number of beautiful and vibrant flowering plants like 950 types of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron on a the surface of over 20’000 m2.
In addition, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper and also other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.
Since the beginning of the season 2000 the park is led through the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which would be to ensure that the continuity of the attractive garden having its valuable botanic collection.
Visitors need an hour for your visit to this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.
Cardada Cimetta
Have you ever thought that above Locarno there exists a view point where you can see at the same time the lowest point (Lago Maggiore) and the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?
About the summit from the mountain, 1671 meters above sea level, a viewing platform was built which overlooks your entire region of Lake Maggiore. On the east the scene stretches through the Magadino Plain to Bellinzona. On the west the vista extends over one of the most famous peaks from the Swiss Alps such as the Dufour. To the south, past the mountains that surround Lake Maggiore, you can see in the distance the Ligurian Apennines, located near Genoa.
Further down, a few meters out of the arrival station in the cable car a footbridge was built which winds its way through the tops in the trees in the woods below. Using this unusual scenic promontory you are able to admire the river, the Centovalli and areas of the Maggia Valley.
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