Faido
in Leventina District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (22 mi) - Lugano Airport (33 mi)
- Buochs Airport (39 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (51 mi) - Samedan Airport (52 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (59 mi)
- Zürich Airport (69 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (70 mi)
- Linate Airport (75 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (104 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 62 mi) - Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.477 and 8.801 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 28' 37" and E 8° 48' 4"
- 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: 01:29 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:46 am and 8:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-05-18 08:26:29
Explore Faido
Faido in Leventina District (Canton Ticino) with it's 1,512 inhabitants is located in Switzerland about 72 mi (or 116 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Faido is now 01:29 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Faido, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 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 22 mi (or 36 km), South-East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cauco, Bellinzona, Arvigo, Braggio and Buseno. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Driving thru the Swiss Alps - Lucerne to Milan
Driving thru the Swiss Alps - Lucerne to Milan.
On the Highway A2 in Switzerland direction North. HD
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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.
Leventina (district)
The district of Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The capital of the district is Faido but the largest town is Airolo at the beginning or at the end of the valley. Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the Ticino River as far south as Biasca, in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.
Faido railway station
Faido is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by an hourly InterRegio train between Locarno and Arth-Goldau, which continues alternately either to Basel SBB or to Zürich HB, and by a small number of trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate between Airolo and Chiasso.
Lavorgo railway station
Lavorgo is an infrequently served railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. It takes its name from the nearby community of Lavorgo. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by a single southbound train on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate to Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso.
Carì
Carì (formerly known as Maiensäss) is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Ticino. The village is situated in the northern part of the canton, in the Leventina valley, above Faido. It belongs to the latter municipality. Carì sits on a sunny terrace at a height of 1,642 metres above sea level, on the southern flanks of Pizzo di Campello. Since 1950, the village has developed into one of the most popular alpine tourist resorts of the canton.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Faido.
- Cauco
- Bellinzona
- Arvigo
- Braggio
- Buseno
- Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
- Formazza
- Tronzano Lago Maggiore
- Hinterrhein
- Santa Maria in Calanca
- Veddasca
- Curiglia
- Cannobio
- Re
- Altdorf
- Villette
- Maccagno
- Cavaglio-Spoccia
- Agra
- Cursolo
- Falmenta
- Gurro
- Dumenza
- Craveggia
- Trarego
- Malesco
- Flueelen
- Toceno
- Cannero Riviera
- Luino
Lavorgo › North: A2 − Nord, Lavorgo (source)
Dalpe: sciovia Bedrina, Dalpe (source)
Prato: Rodi Fiesso, Prato (source)
Carì › South: Lago, Carì (source)
Carì, Carì (source)
Carì: Lago di, Carì (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Faido-Borgo, Faido, Faidu, Faedum, Faid, 法伊多
