Regional Natural Monument of Preia Buia

Regional Natural Monument of Preia Buia is a nature reserve in Sesto Calende, Varese, Lombardy. Regional Natural Monument of Preia Buia is situated nearby to the hamlet Oca, as well as near the village Abbazia.

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Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Italy (EUAP0718)
Also known as: “Monumento naturale regionale di Preja Buia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sesto Calende railway station and Visconti Castle.

Sesto Calende railway station

Railway station

Sesto Calende railway station

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Visconti Castle

Castle

Visconti Castle

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The Visconti Castle of Castelletto is a castle of medieval origin in Castelletto sopra Ticino, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is named after the Visconti house, to which it belonged between the 13th and 20th centuries.

Chiesa di San Donato

Church

Chiesa di San Donato

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Chiesa di San Donato is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arona and Lisanza.

Arona

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Arona is a town near on Lake Maggiore, near its southern end, in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Lisanza

Village

Photo: Andrea Albini, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lisanza is a village.

Borgo Ticino

Village

Photo: Ggonnell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Borgo Ticino is a village.

Regional Natural Monument of Preia Buia

Categories: natural monument, glacial erratic, protected area, and recreation area
Location: Sesto Calende, Varese, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.7361° or 45° 44′ 10″ north

Longitude

8.6274° or 8° 37′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FQCPJPG+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Regional Natural Monument of Preia Buia” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Monumento naturale regionale di Preia Buia”
Italian: “Monumento naturale regionale di Preia Buia”
Spanish: “Monumento naturale regionale di Preia Buia”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oca and Abbazia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Masso di Preja Buja and Oratorio di San Vincenzo.

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