Alpe di Melano
Alpe di Melano is in Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 917 metres. Alpe di Melano is situated nearby to the peak Motto di Cima, as well as near Madonna del Castelletto Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Generoso and Bellavista railway station.
Monte Generoso
Peak
Photo: Marimari52, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Generoso is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.
Bellavista railway station
Railway station
Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.
Bellavista is a railway station on the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Bellavista railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Alpe di Melano.
Generoso Vetta railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Generoso Vetta is the upper terminal railway station of the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Generoso Vetta railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Alpe di Melano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melano and Rovio.
Melano
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melano is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2022, the former municipalities of Maroggia, Melano and Rovio merged to form the new municipality of Val Mara.
Rovio
Village
Photo: Weekender73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rovio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Traditionally Rovio has been an agricultural community, raising livestock and growing vines, but today many of its houses are occupied by commuters, largely travelling into the city of Lugano.
Alpe di Melano
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.92137° or 45° 55′ 17″ northLongitude
9.00284° or 9° 0′ 10″ eastElevation
917 metres (3,009 feet)Open location code
8FQFW2C3+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 600053969OpenStreetMap feature
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