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Castle

Castelgrande

Town
Bellinzona
Canton
Ticino
Built
1st c. BC core; 13th-15th c. fortifications
Type
Fortress
Open to public
Yes

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.1929° N 9.0223° E · TicinoRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

5 pictures · tap to enlarge

MGMelillo, Alicembasli · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0

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Ask me about Castelgrande

I can tell you which weeks suit it, which base to stay in and how it fits into a route with the rest of your journey. Tell me when you are coming, and I will build the days around it.

MarieLucerne and the Engadin.

Nearby

  1. Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of BellinzonaculturalUNESCO World Heritage Site
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  3. Sasso Corbaro CastleBellinzonaCastle
  4. MASI LuganoLuganoMuseum
  5. Monte San GiorgionaturalUNESCO World Heritage Site
  6. Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesculturalUNESCO World Heritage Site

Put Castelgrande in a journey.

Tell me when you are coming and I will build the days around it — the right base, the right train, the right table — and say plainly if another season would serve it better.

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