Piazzogna in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it’s 395 habitants is situated in Switzerland about 86 mi (or 139 km) south-east of Bern, the nation’s capital town.

The area timezone is named Europe / Zurich by having an UTC offset of a single hour. We know of 9 airports near Piazzogna, ones 4 are larger airports. The nearest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport inside a distance of three mi (or 5 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are many travel possibilities (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. Closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts with the Market-Town of Bellinzona in the distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-East. We encountered 4 sights near this location. If you want a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further on the next paragraphs.

While being here, you may want to visit 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 found for the Gambarogno-side of Lake Maggiore, over a plain inside 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 colourful flowering plants like 950 types of camelias, 450 different magnolias, azaleas, peonies and Rhododendron on a the surface of more than 20’000 m2.

Additionally, here grows also ivy, pines, juniper and other rare European and exotic coniferous trees.

Since the beginning of this year 2000 the park is led by the donation ” parco botanico del gambarogno “, which is to ensure that the continuity of this attractive garden with its valuable botanic collection.

Visitors need 60 minutes for that holiday to this park, connoisseurs probably somewhat longer.

Cardada Cimetta

Have you ever belief that above Locarno there exists a view point from which you will see at the same time the best point (Lago Maggiore) as well as the highest point (Dufour Peak in Monte Rosa) in Switzerland?

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

Further down, a number of meters away from the arrival station of the cable car a footbridge was built which winds its way through the tops of the trees from the woods below. Using this unusual scenic promontory you can admire the stream, the Centovalli and parts of the Maggia Valley.

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