Cima dei Torrioni

Cima dei Torrioni is a peak in Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,489 metres. Cima dei Torrioni is situated nearby to the locality La Camoscia, as well as near I Cugnoo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Generoso and Grotta dell’Orso (Como).

Monte Generoso

Peak

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Monte Generoso is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Cave

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Grotta dell’Orso (Como) is a cave.

Generoso Vetta railway station

Railway station

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Generoso Vetta is the upper terminal railway station of the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rovio and Orimento.

Rovio

Village

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Rovio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Traditionally Rovio has been an agricultural community, raising livestock and growing vines, but today many of its houses are occupied by commuters, largely travelling into the city of Lugano.