Morcote
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.925 and 8.916 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 55' 29" and E 8° 54' 57"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:01 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:25 am and 4:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Morcote

Morcote in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) with it's 706 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 99 mi (or 160 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Local time in Morcote is now 07:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Morcote, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Monte San Giorgio in Italy at a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 19 mi (or 4 km), South. We discovered 7 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porto Ceresio, Brusimpiano, Cuasso al Monte, Besano and Saltrio. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 38 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 8% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

12°C (54 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Swiss Diamond Hotel Lugano

Address
0,9 mi
Vico Morcote
6921 Vico Morcote
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Collina D'Oro Resort

Address
2,7 mi
Via Roncone 22
6927 Collina D'Oro
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Villa Principe Leopoldo

Address
4,8 mi
Via Montalbano 5
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The View Lugano

Address
4,6 mi
Via Guidino 29
6900 Paradiso
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 18:30 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Caroline

Address
1,9 mi
Via Federico Motta, 4
20150 Brusimpiano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Admiral Lugano

Address
4,8 mi
Via Geretta, 15
6902 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Hotel Principe

Address
4,9 mi
Via Montalbano 19
6925 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Albergo Gardenia

Address
3,6 mi
Via Valle 20
6987 Caslano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Parco Paradiso

Address
4,6 mi
Via Carona 27
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Hotel Rovio

Address
3,3 mi
VIA RONCHI 19048
6821 ROVIO
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Cigno ucciso - Porto Ceresio - lago di Lugano

Published: March 25, 2013
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: August 29, 2013
Length: 29:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Published: January 09, 2009
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Published: May 10, 2012
Length: 29:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: July 24, 2007
Length: 18:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: October 21, 2011
Length: 25:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Agra, Switzerland

Agra is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Gentilino and Montagnola to form a new and larger municipality Collina d'Oro.

Located at 45.9667, 8.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Ticino, Villages in Ticino

Melide causeway

The Melide causeway, sometimes called the Melide bridge or Melide dam, is a causeway and bridge across Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It links the communities of Melide and Bissone, and provides the only internal land connection between the southern section of Ticino, around Mendrisio and Chiasso, and the rest of Switzerland. Today the causeway carries the Gotthard railway, the A2 motorway, and a main road.

Located at 45.9517, 8.95454 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Ticino, Causeways in Europe, Lake Lugano, Railway bridges in Switzerland, Road bridges in Switzerland

Melide railway station

Melide is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Melide. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 45.9556, 8.94826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

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Bissone, Bissone (source)

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Caslano, Caslano (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
مورکوت, Morcote, Murcò, Моркоте, 莫爾科特