"BELLINZONA" Bellinzona by Pakistaniguy

Bellinzona Travel Guide: 64 reviews and 266 photos

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Pros and Cons

Pros:A lovely Swiss town in Italian speaking part of Switzerland. A blend of History & Culture.
Cons:just a small town - No fast life - No skyscrappers.
In a nutshell:Not something MUST See but if you have time and passing by then you should !

There are 3 or 4 very old castles in Bellinzona. but we only went to see one of them because the other ones were a bit... more travel advice

This Castle's entrance is really unique. I was very very astronished that there was a lift inside the stonny hill over... more travel advice

Bellinzona is the capital of the Canton Ticcino in Switzerland. It is 73 kms from the border town of Chiasso between... more travel advice

The lovely and very interesting thing about this town is that its in Italian speaking part of switzerland. The ground or... more travel advice

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mary2u99 Jun 7, 2006 at 7:56 PM

I love the castle in this town. Cremeria Bar.. I wanted to try the icecream but it was not on sale in winter:(
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knerten Jul 19, 2005 at 11:22 PM

6 tips for the same restaurant....how many times did you go there?
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call_me_rhia Jan 4, 2004 at 2:15 PM

3 castles: we visited castelgrande. the one we saw on the hill is montebello... and the one on top of the mountain is... uff i forget. i'll try and find out
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olja1234 Jan 4, 2004 at 2:08 PM

Great page. It's nice to meet VT friends during the trip.
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german_eagle Nov 16, 2003 at 12:50 PM

Nice page about a lovely (and underrated) town. Looks like you had fun at the VT meeting! BTW, no must sees? I don't think so!!
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CliffClaven Mar 21, 2003 at 6:55 AM

Like Italy - but everything works!
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acemj Mar 21, 2003 at 6:49 AM

Looks like you had a great time and even a VT meeting!
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xaver Feb 2, 2003 at 12:51 AM

great start Umer!