Osservatorio Monte Orsa

Osservatorio Monte Orsa is a bunker in Viggiù, Varese, Lombardy. Osservatorio Monte Orsa is situated nearby to the sports venue Falesia Monte Orsa, as well as near the peak Monte Croce dell’Orsa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Orsa and Poncione d’Arzo.

Monte Orsa

Peak

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Monte Orsa is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 998 metres. It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, near the border with Switzerland.

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.

Monte Pravello

Scenic viewpoint

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Monte Pravello is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1 km northeast of Osservatorio Monte Orsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltrio and Arzo.

Saltrio

Village

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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.

Arzo

Village

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Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It had an area of 2.82 km2 and a population of 1,126 inhabitants.