Piazzogna in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it’s 395 habitants is located in Switzerland about 86 mi (or 139 km) south-east of Bern, the country’s capital town.
A nearby timezone is called Europe / Zurich with the UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports all-around Piazzogna, that 4 are larger airports. Closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport within a distance of three mi (or 5 km), North-East. Aside from the airports, there are additional travel solutions (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The nearest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts with the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-East. We encountered 4 sights near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a directory of available hotels near to the map centre further listed below.
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 on the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, over a plain in the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano.
With this place, Otto Eisenhut, the patient and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated 1000s of beautiful and colourful flowering plants like 950 types of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron over a surface of over 20’000 m2.
Moreover, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper as well as other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.
Forever of this year 2000 the park is led through the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which is to be sure that the continuity with this attractive garden having its valuable botanic collection.
Visitors need one hour for the holiday to this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.
Cardada Cimetta
Perhaps you have believed that above Locarno there’s a view point from where you can observe at the same time the lowest point (Lago Maggiore) as well as the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?
For the summit of the mountain, 1671 meters above sea level, a viewing platform was built which overlooks your entire region of Lake Maggiore. Towards the east the vista stretches through the Magadino Plain to Bellinzona. Towards the west the view extends over many of the most famous peaks in the Swiss Alps for example the Dufour. South, at night mountains that surround Lake Maggiore, you will see within 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 over the tops of the trees of the woods below. Because of this unusual scenic promontory you’ll be able to admire the lake, the Centovalli and elements of the Maggia Valley.
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