Piazza Giovanni Orelli

Piazza Giovanni Orelli is in Locarno, Ticino. Piazza Giovanni Orelli is situated nearby to the museum Casa Rusca, Pinacoteca comunale, as well as near the square Piazza Sant’Antonio.

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 300 metres east of Piazza Giovanni Orelli.

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. Visconti Castle is situated 180 metres southeast of Piazza Giovanni Orelli.