Monte Generoso Bellavista

Monte Generoso Bellavista is a parking area in Chiasso, Mendrisio District, Ticino. Monte Generoso Bellavista is situated nearby to the pond Biotopo dell’Alpe di Mendrisio, as well as near the meadow Pra della Sponda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bellavista railway station and Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station.

Bellavista railway station

Railway station

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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 500 metres north of Monte Generoso Bellavista.

Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station

Railway station

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Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is in the village of Capolago, part of the municipality of Mendrisio, but, as its name suggests, also serves the adjoining municipality of Riva San Vitale. Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station is situated 2 km west of Monte Generoso Bellavista.

Santa Maria Maddalena Church

Church

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Santa Maria Maddalena Church is situated 1½ km west of Monte Generoso Bellavista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capolago and Melano.

Capolago

Village

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Capolago is a village situated at the south-eastern extremity of Lake Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Originally a municipality in its own right, Capolago is now a quarter of the municipality of Mendrisio, itself part of the district of Mendrisio.

Melano

Village

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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.