Alpe Ritóm
in Leventina District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (28 mi) - Buochs Airport (32 mi)
- Lugano Airport (39 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (57 mi) - Samedan Airport (57 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (62 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (64 mi)
- Zürich Airport (64 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (78 mi)
- Linate Airport (81 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 55 mi) - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 81 mi) - Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.550 and 8.683 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 32' 59" and E 8° 40' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:59 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:47 am and 8:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-05-17 08:07:57
Delve into Alpe Ritóm
Alpe Ritóm in Leventina District (Canton Ticino) is located in Switzerland about 65 mi (or 104 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Alpe Ritóm is now 11:59 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Alpe Ritóm, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 46 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), South-East. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Formazza, Altdorf, Flueelen, Bauen and Emmetten. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 42 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 93% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
10°C (49 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Forni
Gottardo Sud Motel
Drei Könige & Post
Lago Ritom
THE RIVER HOUSE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Sotto la pioggia...ad Ambrì-Piotta! (P. 1/2)
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Piora - Panoramic Ticino
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Slalom Ambripiotta 2008 - Gara 1 - Honda Integra TYPE R
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BL15 alla Presentazione HCAP 2010/2011
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Zwahlen-Racing.ch Show Down in Ambri Letzter SM Slalom Rennlauf 2011
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lake Cadagno
Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies. The Piora valley - located in the Gotthard massif (central Swiss Alps) in the Southern part of Switzerland near Airolo at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level - is a landlocked alpine valley whose scientific value has been recognized for more than two centuries. In the past, the lake was used as a reservoir.
Lago Ritom
Lago Ritom is a small lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line. The first dam was built in 1918 and, in 1950, its height was increased by 23 m. The lake can be reached by funicular from Piotta 786 m below. The track with a length of 1369 m has a maximum inclination of 87.8%, the highest in Europe. The lake's surface area is 1.49 km² at an elevation of 1850 m.
Lago di Tom
Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.13 km².
Ambri Airport
Ambri Airport is a Swiss general aviation airport. It located near the village of Ambri, in the municipality of Quinto and the canton of Ticino. Ambri serves the surrounding area and is home to a gliding school, a helicopter base and has sufficiency for VFR flying. The airport is situated in the steep-sided alpine valley of the Ticino river. It is flanked to the north by the A2 motorway and the river, and to the south by the Gotthard railway and the villages of Ambri and Piotta.
Rein da Medel
The Rein da Medel is the longest headwater of the Rhine. It is located in the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden and flows trough the valleys Val Cadlimo and Val Medel. Rein da Medel is the local Sursilvan, name in Graubünden, which is commonly used to denote the Ticino part as well. The most important places along the river are the villages Curaglia and Platta in the municipality of Medel.
Rein da Maighels
The Rein da Maighels is one of the main tributaries of the Rhine and is a tributary to the Rein da Curnera. The firm Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG has built a hydropower dam creating a reservoir, called the Lai da Curnera, into which both rivers now flow. The origin of the Rein da Maighels is the Maghels Glacier (Romansh: Glatscher da Maighels) on the Piz Ravetsch near the point where the cantons of Graubünden, Ticino and Uri meet.
Piotta, Switzerland
Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is the location of the base station of the Funicolare del Ritom. Along with the neighbouring village of Ambrì, Piotta is served by the infrequently served Ambrì-Piotta railway station on the Gotthard railway.
Ritom funicular
The Ritom funicular (Italian: Funicolare del Ritom) is a funicular railway in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Piotta, in the valley of the Ticino River near the southern portal of the Gotthard Tunnel, with an upper terminus at Piora, a 1 kilometre walk from Ritom Lake.
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