Bellinzona
The fortress of Bellinzona, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bellinzona
Just a few kilometres away from Lugano stands one of Ticino’s main attractions: the castles of Bellinzona, today on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
These medieval fortifications that dominate Bellinzona are one of 13 Swiss World Heritage sites. About twenty minutes from Lugano, it is possible to savour an atmosphere of times gone by visiting the castles or strolling among the stalls of the traditional saturday market.
The ideal programme
Observations
Excursions for everyone
Morning
- Take the train (TILO) Lugano – Bellinzona
- Visit of Castelgrande
- Lunch in the historical centre
Afternoon
- Visit to Castello di Sasso Corbaro
- Visit to Castello di Montebello
- Visit to Villa dei Cedri
- Train trip (TILO) Bellinzona – Lugano
Not to be missed
- Saturday mornig market in the city centre
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Contact
Bellinzona
Lugano Region tourist office
Piazza della Riforma
+41 58 220 65 00
info@luganoregion.com
luganoregion.comBellinzona e Valli Turismo
Piazza Collegiata 12
6500 Bellinzona
+41 91 825 21 31
info@bellinzonaevalli.ch
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Opening
Open all year
Open all days
Related activities
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Bellinzona
Bellinzona and its castles
Visit to the capital of Ticino, its typical peasant’s market and its castles, included in the list of the World’s Heritage of UNESCO.
