Tortoi
Tortoi is in Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 914 metres. Tortoi is situated nearby to the peak Monte Cisterna, as well as near Camusio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Tamaro and San Mamete Church.
Monte Tamaro
Peak
Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. Monte Tamaro is situated 3½ km west of Tortoi.
San Mamete Church
Church
Photo: Cassinam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Mamete Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Tortoi.
Rivera-Bironico railway station
Railway station
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivera-Bironico railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico, and is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway between Bellinzona and Lugano. Rivera-Bironico railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Tortoi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camignolo and Sigirino.
Camignolo
Village
Camignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Sigirino
Village
Sigirino is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Bironico
Village
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Tortoi
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.10116° or 46° 6′ 4″ northLongitude
8.90825° or 8° 54′ 30″ eastElevation
914 metres (2,999 feet)Open location code
8FRC4W25+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6135632918OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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