Civic museum Montebello castle

Civic museum Montebello castle is a museum in Bellinzona, Ticino. Civic museum Montebello castle is situated nearby to the library BISI - Biblioteca interculturale della Svizzera italiana, as well as near the church Santi Pietro e Stefano.

Opening hours: March—November 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: Civic museum in Bellinzona (Switzerland)
Also known as: “Museo Castello di Montebello”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montebello Castle and Bellinzona Railway Station.

Bellinzona Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Extrawurst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bellinzona railway station serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line. The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016. Bellinzona Railway Station is situated 480 metres northeast of Civic museum Montebello castle.

Castle of Castelgrande

Photo: Aliman5040, Public domain.

The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. Castle of Castelgrande is situated 410 metres northwest of Civic museum Montebello castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carasso and Monte Carasso.

Carasso

Village

Carasso and Galbisio are the parts of Bellinzona, Switzerland, located on the west side of the river Ticino. The patriciate of Carasso is responsible for the management of the forest and other community resources of the fraction.

Monte Carasso

Village

Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Carasso is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

Giubiasco

Village

Photo: Luca Mascaro, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Giubiasco is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

Civic museum Montebello castle

Categories: archaeological museum, memory institution, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.19124° or 46° 11′ 29″ north

Longitude

9.02644° or 9° 1′ 35″ east

Open location code

8FRF52RG+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3256443028

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

Q56810164

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Civic museum Montebello castle” goes by many names.

French: “Archäologisches Museum”
German: “Archäologisches Museum Bellinzona”
Italian: “Castello di Montebello”
Italian: “Museo civico Castello di Montebello”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foto-Spot Castello di Montebello and BISI - Biblioteca interculturale della Svizzera italiana.

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