Santa Maria Maddalena

Santa Maria Maddalena is a church in Faido, Leventina District, Ticino. Santa Maria Maddalena is situated near the scenic viewpoint Ferrovia S. Gottardo, as well as near the church San Bernardo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Faido railway station and San Siro Parish Church.

Faido railway station

Railway station

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Faido railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Faido railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Santa Maria Maddalena.

San Siro Parish Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

San Siro Parish Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Santa Maria Maddalena.

Pizzo del Sole

Peak

Photo: Elvezio D.P., CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metres, it is the highest point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra. Pizzo del Sole is situated 3 km north of Santa Maria Maddalena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osco and Mairengo.

Osco

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Osco is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Mairengo.

Mairengo

Village

Mairengo is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Osco.

Prato

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prato is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, it merged into the municipality of Quinto.

Santa Maria Maddalena

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Faido, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.4964° or 46° 29′ 47″ north

Longitude

8.77213° or 8° 46′ 20″ east

Open location code

8FRCFQWC+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 888409614

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ferrovia S. Gottardo and San Bernardo.

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