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 termed Europe / Zurich by having an UTC offset of just one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Piazzogna, of which 4 are larger airports. Closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport within a distance of three mi (or 5 km), North-East. In addition to the airports, there are many travel solutions (check left side).

There are numerous Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The nearest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona inside 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 list of available hotels near to the map centre further further down.

While being here, you might like to pay a visit to 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 is located about the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, on the plain from the hills between Piazzogna and Vairano.

Within this place, Otto Eisenhut, an individual and talented cultivator of plants and trees, cultivated thousands of beautiful and vibrant flowering plants like 950 types of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron with a surface of more than 20’000 m2.

Moreover, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper along with other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.

Forever of this year 2000 the park is led by the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which would be to guarantee the continuity on this attractive garden using its valuable botanic collection.

Visitors need one hour for that stop by at this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.

Cardada Cimetta

Perhaps you have thought that above Locarno there exists a view point from which you can observe as well the lowest point (Lago Maggiore) along with the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?

Around the summit in the mountain, 1671 meters above sea level, a viewing platform was built which overlooks the complete region of Lake Maggiore. For the east the vista stretches from the Magadino Plain to Bellinzona. On the west the scene extends over probably the most famous peaks of the Swiss Alps like the Dufour. To the south, at night mountains that surround Lake Maggiore, you can observe in the distance the Ligurian Apennines, located near Genoa.

Further down, several meters out of the arrival station with the cable car a footbridge was built which winds its way over the tops of the trees from the woods below. Using this unusual scenic promontory you’ll be able to admire the stream, the Centovalli and elements of the Maggia Valley.

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