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1. Il Lungolago
PromenadeThis 2-km (1-mile) lakefront promenade is lined with highly pruned lime trees, funereal cypresses, and graceful palm trees stretching from the...Read More
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2. Isole di Brissago
IslandAlpine drama and subtropical colors are wed in Brissago, yet another flowery lakefront resort at the lowest elevation in Switzerland. It's an...Read More
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3. Piazza della Riforma
Old Town | Plaza/SquareIn the early 19th century, several buildings were torn down to enlarge the square, providing room for the present-day café tables. Commonly...Read More
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4. Santuario della Madonna del Sasso
Religious Building/Site/ShrineWith a breathtaking view of Locarno, the Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Rock crowns the hilltop hamlet of Orselina. Pilgrims make the steep...Read More
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5. Casa dei Canonici
Historic HomeThe House of the Canons has a lovely interior courtyard. It's now a private house, so you'll have to just take a peek. ...Read More
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6. Castelgrande
Castle/PalaceAlthough this castle was first mentioned in a 6th-century document, the current structure dates from the 1200s. The massive exterior is dominated...Read More
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7. Castello di Montebello
Castle/PalaceThe most striking of Bellinzona's three castles has a core section that dates from the 13th century. The palace and courtyard, both from the...Read More
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8. Castello di Sasso Corbaro
Castle/PalaceThis massive and forbidding fieldstone construction's almost complete absence of curves is typical of the Sforza style. It was designed by a...Read More
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9. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Old Town | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBehind this church's early-Renaissance facade is a baroque interior with carefully restored frescoes and a baptismal font dating from 1430....Read More
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10. Centro Storico
Neighborhood/StreetWith its heavy-column arcades, wrought-iron balconies, and shuttered facades, Bellinzona's Old Town exhibits the direct influence of medieval...Read More
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11. Chiesa Collegiata di San Pietro e San Stefano
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe sober, late-Renaissance facade of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Stephen, begun in the 16th century, stands across from the...Read More
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12. Chiesa di San Francesco
Religious Building/Site/ShrineHarmonious and almost delicate, the Church of St. Francis and its convent stand cheek by jowl with the painfully bulky, modern building that...Read More
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13. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio
Religious Building/Site/ShrineBuilt in the 17th century, the Church of St. Anthony stands on a small plaza in the midst of narrow streets lined with splendid old medieval...Read More
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14. Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli
Old Town | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe simple facade doesn't prepare you for the riches within. Begun in the late 15th century, the church contains a magnificent fresco of the...Read More
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15. Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe earliest records of the Church of St. Mary of Grace date from the 15th century, when it was part of a Franciscan monastery. Now it's a retirement...Read More
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16. Chiesa Nuova
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis exuberantly decorated baroque church, built in 1630, has a disproportionately large statue of St. Christopher on its facade. ...Read More
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17. Chiesa San Biagio
Religious Building/Site/ShrineOne of Bellinzona's two Italianate churches, St. Biagio is a spare medieval treasure guarded on the exterior by an outsize fresco of a soldierly...Read More
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18. Chiesa Santa Maria del Sasso
Religious Building/Site/ShrineA steep and picturesque climb leads up to the Chiesa di Madonna del Sasso, with its well-preserved 16th-century frescoes. Its elevated setting...Read More
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19. Giardino Belvedere
Old Town | GardenThis lakefront sculpture garden frames a dozen modern works with palms, camellias, oleanders, and magnolias. At the far west end there's a public...Read More
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20. Herman Hesse Museum
Museum/GalleryIn the tower of the Casa Camuzzi, a fabulous jumble of old houses on a hilltop in Montagnola, the Herman Hesse Museum is tiny but impressive...Read More
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