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  2. Locarno - Wikipedia

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    Locarno is the 74th largest city in Switzerland by population [citation needed] and the third largest in the Ticino canton, after Lugano and Bellinzona. The official language of Locarno is Italian . The town is known for hosting the Locarno International Film Festival which takes place every year in August and involves open-air screenings at ...

  3. Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    List of highest railway stations in Switzerland; List of funiculars in Switzerland; List of aerial tramways in Switzerland; List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport; List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland; List of highest paved roads in Switzerland; List of highest road passes in Switzerland; Nature parks in ...

  4. Tourism in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland is notable for its landscapes and tourism facilities (Matterhorn from the Gornergrat Railway).Tourists are drawn to Switzerland's diverse landscape as well as the available activities, which take advantage of the Alpine climate and landscapes, in particular skiing and mountaineering, but also due to the many old town centers with their historic buildings and which often preserve ...

  5. File:Piazza grande, Locarno (Switzerland).jpg - Wikipedia

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    Italiano: Ampia piazza acciottolata nel cuore di Locarno, è punto di riferimento della città. Qui si svolgono le principali attività del posto. Ospita eventi internazionali che attirano ogni anno migliaia di visitatori, come il festival musicale Moon&Stars, il leggendario Locarno Film Festival, il Food Truck Festival e Locarno on Ice, ma anche eventi più legati alla vita di città come il ...

  6. Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    The sanctuary is linked to the Locarno city center by the Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular. On 14 August 1880, the Vatican Chapter under Pope Leo XIII issued a Pontifical decree which crowned the venerated image via the former Archbishop of Milan , Paolo Angelo Ballerini , following festivities of August 15–16, marking the 400 years of ...

  7. Visconti Castle (Locarno) - Wikipedia

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    Castello Visconteo. Visconti Castle Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in Locarno, Switzerland.It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1]In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano' speculated that it may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci: after 7 years of studies, the Leonardo's Rivellino was recognized as a Da Vinci project.

  8. Brissago Islands - Wikipedia

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    Baroness Antoinette de Saint Léger portrayed by Daniele Ranzoni, 1886. In 1885 an Anglo-Irishman of the aristocratic Saint Leger family, Richard Fleming, and his Saint Petersburg-born wife Antoinette (née Bayer, 1856 to 1948) purchased the Brissago Islands with a family legacy inherited by Fleming.

  9. Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular - Wikipedia

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    The Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular, or Funicolare Locarno–Madonna del Sasso (FLMS) is a funicular railway near the city of Locarno in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The line links a lower station in the city center with the pilgrimage site of the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso and the municipality of Orselina .