Brissago
in Locarno District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (8 mi) - Lugano Airport (12 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (27 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (34 mi)
- Linate Airport (54 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (57 mi)
- Buochs Airport (61 mi)
- Samedan Airport (63 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (82 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 84 mi) - Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (5 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (12 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.120 and 8.712 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 7' 12" and E 8° 42' 42"
- 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: 08:31 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 8:27 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Brissago
Brissago in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it's 1,831 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 83 mi (or 134 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Brissago is now 08:31 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Brissago, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 14 km), East. 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 16 mi (or 25 km), East. We saw 3 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore, Tronzano Lago Maggiore, Cannobio, Maccagno and Cavaglio-Spoccia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Eden Roc
Sunstar Boutique Hotel Villa Ceasar Brissago
Yachtsport Resort
Boutique Hotel La Rocca
Casa Berno Swiss Quality Hotel
Romantik Hotel Castello Seeschloss
Residenza Patrizia
La Meridiana Garni
Cannobio
Albergo Carcani
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Les îles de Brissago (Tessin)
Visite des îles de Brissago au Tessin, jardin botanique, abritant quelque 1700 espèces de plantes, dont de nombreuses variétés subtropicales. Ce petit paradis situé sur le lac Majeur bénéfic...
Besuch der Brissago Inseln
Mit dem Schiff von Brissago aus zu den Brissago Inseln und später wieder zurück. Nelly hat dort eine botanische Führung gemacht.
Isole di Brissago
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor) È un test.
Morgenrot am Lago Maggiore - Brissago - Dezember 2013
Wundervolles Morgenrot über dem Lago Maggiore frühmorgens am Mittwoch, 18.Dezember 2013! Aufnahme: 18.12.2013 Kamera/Schnitt/Musikauswahl: Katharina1962 Musik: Kevin MacLeod.
Islas de Brissago
Islas de Brissago, Lago Maggiore, Canton Ticino, Suiza.
Porto Ronco - Isole di Brissago
Mit dem Schiff von Porto Ronco auf die Isole di Brissago und zurück.
Pfingsten 2009, Glocken der Kath. Kirche SS. Pietro e Paolo, Brissago
Glockengeläute am Pfingstsonntag der Kirche SS. Pietro e Paolo (urspr.13.Jhd.) in Brissago, morgens um 9.20h.
Isole Di Brissago
Island Brissago on lake Magiore - Switzerland.
Isole di Brissago
Gita in battello alla volta di piante esotiche e quiete assoluta. Per la scheda completa: http://bit.ly/vMUkOk.
Lago Maggiore Express (een dagtocht ) deel 1
In september 2009 maakten wij een dagtocht met de Lago Maggiore Express . Met de boot van Brissago in Zwitserland naar Stresa in Italië en dan met de trein van Stresa naar Domodossola inde...
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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.
Monte Verità
Monte Verità (literally Hill of Truth) is a hill in Ascona, which has served as the site of many different Utopian and cultural events and communities since the beginning of the twentieth century.
Brissago Islands
The Brissago Islands are a group of two islands located in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore close to Ronco sopra Ascona and Brissago. Both island belong to the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino. San Pancrazio (also known as Grande Isola) is the larger and is well known for its botanical garden. On the smaller of the islands, known as Isolino, or Isola Piccola or Isola di Sant’Apollinare, the vegetation is allowed to develop naturally.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Brissago.
- Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
- Tronzano Lago Maggiore
- Cannobio
- Maccagno
- Cavaglio-Spoccia
- Trarego
- Veddasca
- Agra
- Cannero Riviera
- Curiglia
- Luino
- Dumenza
- Germignaga
- Falmenta
- Gonte
- Brezzo di Bedero
- Bedero
- Oggebbio
- Cursolo
- Gurro
- Montegrino Valtravaglia
- Cremenaga
- Porto Valtravaglia
- Re
- Aurano
- Castello
- Brissago-Valtravaglia
- Mesenzana
- Villette
- Castelveccana
Brissago: Brissago, Incella − Lago Maggiore, Brissago (source)
Dirinella, Dirinella (source)
Maccagno: Cannobio, veduta da, Maccagno (source)
Brissago: View from Dannemann Centre, Brissago (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Brissago TI, Brissago, Brisa, Brixagum, Brissagh, 布里薩戈
