Risciana
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Lugano Airport (1 mi) - Locarno Airport (12 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (17 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (27 mi)
- Linate Airport (41 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (44 mi)
- Samedan Airport (59 mi)
- Buochs Airport (72 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (82 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 95 mi) - Wet Life (amusement park, (23 mi)
- Aqvasport Giussano (amusement park, (25 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (13 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (2 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (14 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.993 and 8.923 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 59' 33" and E 8° 55' 23"
- 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: 07:00 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:26 am and 4:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Touring Risciana
Risciana in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a town located in Switzerland about 96 mi (or 155 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital place.
Time in Risciana is now 07:00 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Risciana, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-West. 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 7 mi (or 12 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 15 mi (or 12 km), South. We collected 6 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lugano, Campione, Pura, Brusimpiano and Lavena Ponte Tresa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The View Lugano
Splendide Royal
Villa Principe Leopoldo
Park Hotel Principe
Best Western Bellevue au Lac
Parco Paradiso
Lugano Dante Swiss Quality Hotel
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Admiral Lugano
De La Paix
Videos from this area
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È il giornalismo, bellezza!, Lugano, Studio 2 RSI, 11 marzo 2014
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Landung in Lugano mit der FSX Standard Boeing 737. Video für ein Contest im FlightX Forum.
Lugano-Agno Tower: decollo volo di linea, pista 19
Autorizzazione al decollo da Lugano Tower.
Lugano to Zurich LX2909 Saab 2000
In Business Class from Lugano Airport to Zurich Kloten Intl. with the Darwin Saab 2000.
A casa di Hermann Hesse. Montagnola, Svizzera.
Museo Hermann Hesse. Montagnola, Svizzera.
Trip to Mendrisio and Lugano
Bern, Mendrisio, Logano via Luzern. using digital camera.
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Plane landing at Agno Lugano Airport seen from Bigorio
An airplane landed during nightfall at agno airport. It is seen from the village bigorio. Lights from the plane reflects in the water of lake lugano.
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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.
The American School In Switzerland
The American School In Switzerland (TASIS) is a private school that receives elementary, middle, and high school students from many different nations and provides them with a Western-based education. Located in Montagnola, a small town above Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, it has a current student body of about 600 pupils, many of whom are boarders. TASIS was founded 1956 by M. Crist Fleming; she is also responsible for the founding of The American School In England, a sister school to TASIS.
Montagnola
Montagnola is a small Swiss village in Collina d'Oro municipality. Located in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, it is close to the border between Switzerland and Italy. It looks over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano upon it. It falls within the local parish of Sant'Abbondio Gentilino. Landmarks include the house where Herman Hesse lived for half of his life, a house where George Harrison went for health reasons and The American School In Switzerland (TASIS), a boarding school.
Lago di Muzzano
Lago di Muzzano is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. It is bordered by the municipalities of Sorengo, Muzzano and Collina d'Oro. Its surface area is 0.23 km². It drains into Lake Lugano.
Gentilino
Gentilino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The local Church of Sant'Abbondio (not to be confused with the nearby Swiss municipality of Sant'Abbondio or the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio in Lombard, Italy) is noteworthy for dating from the eleventh century. The cemetery of Sant'Abbondio is the resting place of Hugo Ball, Bruno Walter, and Herman Hesse. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Biogno
Biogno is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1022 as Biogno. Biogno municipality had 232 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 369 in 1900. In 1925 the municipality was split in two to form the two new municipalities Breganzona and Bioggio. The village Biogno was located in Breganzona, except for Mulini which was moved to Bioggio.
Pambio
Pambio is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The village, formerly a municipality of its own, was merged with neighboring Noranco in 1904 to constitute a new municipality Pambio-Noranco. In 2004, Pambio-Noranco municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Lugano and now forms a quarter of that city.
Noranco
Noranco is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The village, formerly a municipality of its own, was merged with neighboring Pambio in 1904 to constitute a new municipality Pambio-Noranco. In 2004, Pambio-Noranco municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Lugano and now forms a quarter of that city.
Pambio Noranco
Pambio Noranco is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pambio Noranco was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.
Agnuzzo
Agnuzzo is a village in the municipality of Muzzano, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The village borders Lake Lugano between Agno and Montagnola on the northern end of the lake's western spur. The current population is around 730. Agnuzzo is host to a portion of the TCS (Touring Club Switzerland) la Piodella campground and a station for the Lugano-Ponte Tresa FLP (Ferrovia Lugano- Ponte Tresa).
Cappella-Agnuzzo railway station
Cappella-Agnuzzo is a railway station in the municipality of Collina d'Oro in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway (FLP), between Lugano and Ponte Tresa. The station is served by FLP trains on line S60 of the Ticino rapid transit network, which operate every 15 minutes between Lugano and Ponte Tresa, with trains every 30 minutes at weekends and evenings. The station has a passing loop, with side platforms.
Sorengo Laghetto railway station
Sorengo Laghetto is a railway station in the municipality of Sorengo in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway (FLP), between Lugano and Ponte Tresa. The station is served by FLP trains on line S60 of the Ticino rapid transit network, which operate every 15 minutes between Lugano and Ponte Tresa, with trains every 30 minutes at weekends and evenings. The station has a single platform, served by trains in both directions.
Sorengo railway station
Sorengo is a railway station in the municipality of Sorengo in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway (FLP), between Lugano and Ponte Tresa. The station is served by FLP trains on line S60 of the Ticino rapid transit network, which operate every 15 minutes between Lugano and Ponte Tresa, with trains every 30 minutes at weekends and evenings. The station has a single platform, served by trains in both directions.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Risciana.
- Lugano
- Campione
- Pura
- Brusimpiano
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Porto Ceresio
- Marzio
- Cadegliano-Viconago
- Cuasso al Monte
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Marchirolo
- Besano
- Cugliate-Fabiasco
- Saltrio
- Cremenaga
- Viggiu
- Cunardo
- Clivio
- Ganna
- Bisuschio
- San Mamete
- Valganna
- Pellio Intelvi
- Curiglia
- Dumenza
- Ramponio Verna
- Ferrera di Varese
- Veddasca
- Arcisate
- Bedero Valcuvia
Paradiso TI: Lugano, Paradiso TI (source)
Vezia: Alptransit − Ceneri Basistunnel, Vezia (source)
Pazzallo: San Salvatore, Pazzallo (source)
Paradiso TI: Lago di Lugano, Società Canottieri Audax di Paradiso, Paradiso TI (source)
Vernate: Il Lago di Lugano da, Vernate (source)
Lugano: Monte San Salvatore, Lugano (source)
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Risciana
