Sights & Attractions in Ticino

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Castello di Montebello The most striking of Bellinzona's three castles has a core section...	Castles / Palaces	Bellinzona

Castello di Sasso Corbaro This massive and forbidding fieldstone construction's almost...	Castles / Palaces	Bellinzona

Centro Storico With its heavy-column arcades, wrought-iron balconies, and shuttered...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Bellinzona

Chiesa di San Francesco Harmonious and almost delicate, the Church of St. Francis and...	Religious Sites	Locarno

Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli The simple facade doesn't prepare you for the riches within...	Religious Sites	Lugano


Chiesa Nuova This exuberantly decorated Baroque church, built in 1630, has...	Religious Sites	Locarno

Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie The earliest records of the Church of St. Mary of Grace date...	Religious Sites	Bellinzona

Giardino Belvedere This lakefront sculpture garden frames a dozen modern works with...	Gardens / Arboretums	Lugano

Il Lungolago This 2-km (1-mile) lakefront promenade is lined with highly pruned...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Lugano

Museo Cantonale d'Arte Three palaces dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries were...	Museums / Galleries	Lugano

Museo d'Arte Consistently outstanding temporary exhibits are the hallmark...	Museums / Galleries	Lugano

Palazzo Civico This splendid Renaissance structure was rebuilt in the 1920s...	Government Buildings	Bellinzona

Piazza della Riforma In the early 19th century, several buildings were torn down in...	Squares	Lugano

Piazza Grande From underneath the crowded arcades of this piazza, shoppers...	Squares	Locarno

Santuario della Madonna del Sasso With a breathtaking view of Locarno, the Sanctuary of the Madonna...	Religious Sites	Locarno
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