Canova

Canova is a hamlet in Mendrisio, Ticino. Canova is situated nearby to the hamlet Colombera, as well as near the village Genestrerio.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sant’Antonio Abate Parish Church and Beata Vergine Oratory.

Sant’Antonio Abate Parish Church

Church

Photo: Nicolas Augsburger Rossi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beata Vergine Oratory

Church

Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beata Vergine Oratory is a church.

The Museo Vincenzo Vela is an artist museum in Ligornetto, a village in the municipality of Mendrisio in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Dedicated primarily to the work of the sculptor Vincenzo Vela, it occupies the villa he built on a hillside above his native village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Genestrerio and Ligornetto.

Genestrerio

Village

Photo: DavidSchweikert, Public domain.

Genestrerio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.

Ligornetto

Village

Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ligornetto is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.