Piazza Grande
Piazza Grande is a square in Locarno, Ticino. Piazza Grande is situated nearby to the ice rink Winterland, as well as near the recreation area Locarno Film Festival.Photo: Riessdo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Ufficio postale Locarno.
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.
Ufficio postale Locarno
Post office
Photo: Pinotto992, CC BY-SA 3.0 it.
Ufficio postale Locarno is a post office.
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 250 metres southwest of Piazza Grande.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muralto and Orselina.
Muralto
Village
Muralto is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Orselina
Village
Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orselina is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Minusio
Village
Photo: G. Steiger, CC BY 3.0.
Minusio is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Piazza Grande
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: large square in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Category: square
- Location: Locarno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1693° or 46° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
8.79574° or 8° 47′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FRC5Q9W+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 66690360OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q3902225
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Piazza Grande” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Piazza Grande”
- German: “Piazza Grande”
- Italian: “piazza Grande”
- Italian: “Piazza Grande”
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Highlights include Winterland and Municipio di Locarno.
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