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The Val Calanca is a valley of the Swiss Alps, located in the Lepontine Alps. The valley is drained by the Calancasca, a tributary of the Moesa , at Roveredo. The highest mountains surrounding the Val Calanca are the Puntone dei Fraciòn and the Zapporthorn. The valley belongs to the Moesa District, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The main villages are : Rossa, Cauco, Selma, Arvigo, Buseno and Santa Maria in Calanca.Address : Val Calanca, 6546 Calanca, Switzerland
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Pizzo di ClaroPizzo di Claro is a fine pyramid-shaped mountain towering high above the village of Claro as well as the city of Bellinzona with an altitude of 2727 meters above sea level. Climbing Pizzo di Claro is not for those without patience. The low elevation of the valley floors in the region creates a big altitude difference with the mountain's summits. A small lake lies west of the summit at 2,198 meters, Lago Canee. Marked trails lead to the summit from both sides, the shortest route starting from ab
Adula massifThe Adula is a massif in the Lepontine Alps between the Saint-Gothard pass and the Splügen pass, mainly located in the cantons of Grisons and Ticino, but also in Lombardy. Its highest point is the Rheinwaldhorn, the highest peak in Ticino.
Castles of BellinzonaThe castles of Bellinzona are one of Ticino's main attractions and, with the old walls that are still standing, are the sole medieval military complex in the Alpine region. They became part of the UNESCO World Heritage in 2000. Castelgrande, also known as Castello di San Michele or Burg Uri, is the oldest of these 13th-century castles. Two towers, Torre Nera and Torre Bianca dominate Bellinzona's Old Town. The Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Art are located in the Castelgrande.
Montebello CastleThe castle of Montebello is located in Bellinzona. Its previous names were "little castle", "New Castle" and "middle castle" from the fourteenth to 1506, then Castle of Schwyz until 1818 and finally to San Martino Castle. The medieval complex to which it belongs, which includes Castelgrande, Sasso Corbaro and the walls connecting them, since 2000 is part of the UNESCO. Today it houses the Archaeology and History Section of the Municipal Museum of the city's origins.
RheinwaldhornThe Rheinwaldhorn is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 meters above sea level. It lies on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, in the Adula massif, part of the St. Gotthard massif of the Lepontine Alps in southern Switzerland. |The climate and the views are so breathtaking and also it offers a nice experience of natural beauty.
San Bernardino PassThe San Bernardino Pass links the Posterior Rhine in Grisons to the north with the Misox valley, also in Grisons, to the south. Not far from the top of the pass is the little resort of San Bernardino with its many opportunities for hiking and winter sports. For eastern Switzerland, the Bernardino route is an alternative to the Gotthard Pass as a way into the Ticino.
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