Piazza San Francesco

Piazza San Francesco is a square in , . Piazza San Francesco is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the monument .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Visconti Castle.

Recreation area
Photo: Pardofestival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in , . 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. is situated 360 metres northeast of Piazza San Francesco.

Castle
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in , . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In January 2004, the 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. is situated 140 metres east of Piazza San Francesco.

Church
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muralto and Orselina.

Village
Photo: Ozonski, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of in .

Village
Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Village
Photo: G. Steiger, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Piazza San Francesco

Latitude
46.16806° or 46° 10′ 5″ north
Longitude
8.79144° or 8° 47′ 29″ east
Open location code
8FRC5Q9R+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12163133811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
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Highlights include Pioda Memorial and Biblioteca del Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento, SUPSI.

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