Alpe Foppa
Alpe Foppa is a locality in Monteceneri, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,404 metres. Alpe Foppa is situated nearby to the locality Piano di Mora, as well as near Costa dei Faggi Lunghi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Maria degli Angeli and Monte Tamaro.
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Church
Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria degli Angeli is a church.
Monte Tamaro
Peak
Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. Monte Tamaro is situated 2½ km southwest of Alpe Foppa.
Monte Ceneri
Mountain saddle
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Monte Ceneri is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects the Magadino Plain and the Vedeggio Valley across the Lugano Prealps at an elevation of 554 metres above sea level. Monte Ceneri is situated 2½ km northeast of Alpe Foppa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rivera and Bironico.
Rivera
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Bironico
Village
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri. Bironico is situated 3 km east of Alpe Foppa.
Camignolo
Village
Camignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri. Camignolo is situated 3½ km east of Alpe Foppa.
Alpe Foppa
- Type: Locality
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Monteceneri, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.11732° or 46° 7′ 2″ northLongitude
8.89306° or 8° 53′ 35″ eastElevation
1,404 metres (4,606 feet)Open location code
8FRC4V8V+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 289562281OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11113494
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In Other Languages
“Alpe Foppa” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Alpe Foppa”
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