Torre Bianca
Torre Bianca is a tower in Bellinzona, Ticino. Torre Bianca is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cappella di San Pietro, as well as near Torre Nera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower and part of Castelgrande in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Castelgrande and Santi Pietro e Stefano.
Castle of Castelgrande
Photo: Aliman5040, Public domain.
The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro.
Santi Pietro e Stefano
Church
Photo: Gidoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santi Pietro e Stefano is a church, which is situated 200 metres southeast of Torre Bianca.
Bellinzona Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Extrawurst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bellinzona railway station serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line. The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016. Bellinzona Railway Station is situated 550 metres northeast of Torre Bianca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carasso and Monte Carasso.
Carasso
Village
Carasso and Galbisio are the parts of Bellinzona, Switzerland, located on the west side of the river Ticino. The patriciate of Carasso is responsible for the management of the forest and other community resources of the fraction.
Monte Carasso
Village
Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Carasso is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Giubiasco
Village
Photo: Luca Mascaro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giubiasco is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Torre Bianca
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.19313° or 46° 11′ 35″ northLongitude
9.02255° or 9° 1′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FRF52VF+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 43385295OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q30036866
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Torre Bianca” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “白塔 (贝林佐纳)”
- Chinese: “白塔”
- French: “Torre Bianca”
- German: “Torre Bianca”
- German: “Weisser Turm”
- Italian: “Torre Bianca”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cappella di San Pietro and Torre Nera.
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