Pontegana Castle

Pontegana Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Balerna in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Type: Ruins
Description: castle in Balerna, Switzerland
Also known as: “Pontegana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontegana church of the Virgin Mary and Balerna railway station.

Pontegana church of the Virgin Mary

Church

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Pontegana church of the Virgin Mary is situated 130 metres southwest of Pontegana Castle.

Balerna railway station

Railway station

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Balerna railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Balerna. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. Balerna railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Pontegana Castle.

San Giorgio Church

Church

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San Giorgio Church is situated 660 metres northeast of Pontegana Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morbio Inferiore and Chiasso.

Morbio Inferiore

Village

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Morbio Inferiore is a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland in the hills above Chiasso. It is located in the district of Mendrisio.

Chiasso

Town

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Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso.