Colombera

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sant’Antonio Abate Parish Church and Museo Vincenzo Vela.

Sant’Antonio Abate Parish Church

Church

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

Museo Vincenzo Vela

Museum

Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Beata Vergine Oratory

Church

Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beata Vergine Oratory is a church.

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.