San Francesco Church and former Abbey

San Francesco Church and former Abbey is a church in , which is located on Via San Francesco. San Francesco Church and former Abbey is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the monument .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Also known as: “Chiesa di San Francesco e antico convento”
  • Address: Via San Francesco 17, Locarno, 6600

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Visconti Castle.

Recreation area
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The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in , . 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. is situated 350 metres northeast of San Francesco Church and former Abbey.

Castle
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Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in , . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In January 2004, the 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. is situated 110 metres east of San Francesco Church and former Abbey.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 120 metres east of San Francesco Church and former Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muralto and Orselina.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

San Francesco Church and former Abbey

Latitude
46.16786° or 46° 10′ 4″ north
Longitude
8.79178° or 8° 47′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FRC5Q9R+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313187928
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3670140
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“San Francesco Church and former Abbey” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parco di San Francesco and Pioda Memorial.

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