Castello del Sole

Castello del Sole is a hotel in Ascona, Locarno District, Ticino. Castello del Sole is situated nearby to the village San Nazzaro, as well as near Muralto.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Visconti Castle.

Locarno Film Festival

Recreation area

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The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. Locarno Film Festival is situated 2 km north of Castello del Sole.

Visconti Castle

Castle

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Visconti Castle Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in Locarno, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. 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. Visconti Castle is situated 2 km north of Castello del Sole.

Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia

Church

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Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Castello del Sole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locarno and San Nazzaro.

Locarno

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Locarno is a city at the northern end of Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The city, along with Venice and Cannes, hosts an international film festival, the third oldest important cinema festival in the world.