Porto Ceresio

Porto Ceresio is a comune on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poncione d’Arzo and Morcote City Hall.

Poncione d’Arzo

Peak

The Poncione d'Arzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, about 250 meters east of Monte Pravello. It lies south of Lake Lugano, on the group culminating at Monte San Giorgio.

Morcote City Hall

Town hall

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morcote City Hall is a town hall.

Porto Ceresio railway station

Railway station

Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porto Ceresio is a railway station in Italy. It is the end of the Milan–Porto Ceresio railway. It serves the town of Porto Ceresio, with an easy access to the navigation on the Ceresio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viggiù and Saltrio.

Viggiù

Village

Photo: Frenky62, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viggiù is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 8 kilometres northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. Viggiù is situated 3½ km south of Porto Ceresio.

Saltrio

Village

Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saltrio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 9 kilometres northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. Saltrio is situated 3½ km southeast of Porto Ceresio.

Morcote

Village

Photo: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morcote is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Ticino situated about 10 kilometres from Lugano in the district of Lugano on the shore of Lake Lugano.

Porto Ceresio

Type: Locality with 2,940 residents
Also known as: “012113”
Location: Varese, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.9027° or 45° 54′ 10″ north

Longitude

8.8992° or 8° 53′ 57″ east

Population

2,940

Elevation

276 metres (906 feet)

Open location code

8FQCWV3X+3M

GeoNames ID

6540572

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In Other Languages

“Porto Ceresio” goes by many names.

Italian: “Comune di Porto Ceresio”
Italian: “Porto Ceresio”

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