"The Ticino capital" Top 5 Page for this destination Bellinzona by xaver

Bellinzona Travel Guide: 64 reviews and 266 photos

This swiss town was really a nice surprise for me, I knew about Lugano and Locarno as nice towns in Ticino and ignored about this small jewel.
The main attractions of Bellinzona are ofcourse its castles, still very well preserved and free to visit!

Last visit to Bellinzona: Dec 2005
Intro Updated Dec 20, 2005
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Reviews (6)

Bar Restaurants (2)

This is a bar just outside the lift that takes you to the castle. It wouldn't be anything special if it hadn't a poison... more travel advice

Pizza and.. Restaurants (2)

A nice cosy place in the centre of the town where you can recover from the outside cold in the winter or take a fresh... more travel advice

Frozen steps Warnings and Dangers (1)

We had the nice idea of visiting the castles in a snowing day and the picture shows in what conditions we found the... more travel advice

Castelgrande Things to Do (3)

The costruction of this castle seems to be beginned during the IV century d.c. In this castle there are two towers: the... more travel advice

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Nemorino Mar 14, 2008 at 2:55 PM

That's an impressive collection of wine bottles!
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nickandchris Feb 22, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Nice little page. Interesting toilet signs!!!
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SLLiew Jan 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Beautiful sunset photos.
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kenHuocj Aug 14, 2007 at 3:13 AM

We have in West Quebec a Montebello, i wonder if the name originated here ;-)))
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maggiolina Nov 24, 2006 at 11:36 PM

ahhh! co ste foto dei cessi ma te sei malato!
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deecat May 9, 2006 at 12:22 PM

Think that I'll crown you "King of the Sunsets". Such breathtaking photographs.
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chewy3326 Feb 24, 2006 at 3:38 PM

Looks like a very nice place... but hoping your friends would fall? That's not very nice, is it...
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call_me_rhia Jan 7, 2006 at 3:08 PM

le scale ghiacciate... :P tutti in piedi.. alla faccia tua