Faido
Faido is an aerial lift in Ticino, Switzerland. Faido is situated nearby to the waterfall Cascata Piumogna, as well as near the pitch Sintetico.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi and Faido railway station.
Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi is a church, which is situated 400 metres east of Faido.
Faido railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faido railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Faido railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Faido.
Selvini House
House
Photo: Nicolas Augsburger Rossi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Selvini House is situated 290 metres north of Faido.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faido and Calpiogna.
Faido
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland. On 29 January 2006, Faido grew by incorporating the villages of Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico.
Calpiogna
Hamlet
Photo: Elvezio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calpiogna is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Mairengo and Osco.
Mairengo
Village
Mairengo is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Osco.
Faido
- Type: Aerial lift
- Category: transportation
- Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.47669° or 46° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
8.79776° or 8° 47′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8FRCFQGX+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3371187793OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=station
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