"City of Castle" Bellinzona by mary2u99

Bellinzona Travel Guide: 64 reviews and 266 photos

Bellinzona is the capital of Ticino and is situated in the heart of this Italian speaking Canton.

The city has a few ancient Roman castles on the hillsides, which is connected by stone walls and surrounded by acres and acres of vineyards.

Bellinzona

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In a nutshell:Castle town!

Last visit to Bellinzona: Dec 2005
Intro Updated Apr 29, 2006
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davesut Feb 2, 2008 at 5:19 AM

Great photos Mary, planning a visit to this part of Swiss/Ilalian border this year, son't think we will see the snow though. Thnaks for my birthday wishes, David
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SLLiew Oct 10, 2007 at 11:01 AM

Great looking castles. Must be fun to explore each one of them. SL :)
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cachaseiro Oct 6, 2007 at 8:08 AM

great castle photos. looks very interesting.
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broadoak2006 Jun 1, 2006 at 8:08 AM

Great set of Photos !!- keep up the good work, Martin M
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xaver Mar 9, 2006 at 5:48 PM

Italian icecream??? Darling we were in Switzerland!! No italian would call his icecream poison:-PP