Castello Visconteo
Castello Visconteo is a museum in Locarno, Ticino. Castello Visconteo is situated nearby to the museum Museo civico e archeologico, as well as near Visconti Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Visconti Castle.
Locarno Film Festival
Recreation area
Photo: Pardofestival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. Locarno Film Festival is situated 230 metres northeast of Castello Visconteo.
Visconti Castle
Castle
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visconti Castle Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in Locarno, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano' speculated that it may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci: after 7 years of studies, the Leonardo's Rivellino was recognized as a Da Vinci project.
Museo civico e archeologico
Museum
Photo: WPestana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo civico e archeologico is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muralto and Orselina.
Muralto
Village
Muralto is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Orselina
Village
Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orselina is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Minusio
Village
Photo: G. Steiger, CC BY 3.0.
Minusio is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Castello Visconteo
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—6:30 PM
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 10:00 AM—6:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Locarno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.16789° or 46° 10′ 4″ northLongitude
8.79375° or 8° 47′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FRC5Q9V+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 689035002OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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