Brè
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Lugano Airport (4 mi) - Locarno Airport (12 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (19 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (29 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (41 mi)
- Linate Airport (41 mi)
- Samedan Airport (56 mi)
- Buochs Airport (72 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Wet Life (amusement park, (22 mi)
- Aqvasport Giussano (amusement park, (24 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (14 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (6 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.012 and 8.996 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 0' 41" and E 8° 59' 45"
- 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: 06:09 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:20 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
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- 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Delve into Brè
Brè in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a town located in Switzerland about 98 mi (or 158 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Brè is now 06:09 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Brè, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy in Italy at a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 13 mi (or 14 km), East. We saw 5 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: Lugano, Lanzo d'Intelvi, Campione, San Mamete and Pellio Intelvi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 37% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 26% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
The View Lugano
Splendide Royal
City Lugano Design & Hospitality
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Best Western Bellevue au Lac
Parco Paradiso
Villa Sassa Hotel & Residence
Lugano Dante Swiss Quality Hotel
Melia Campione
Videos from this area
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Traversata Lago di Lugano 2012
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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.
Gandria
Gandria is both a quarter of the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, and a village, on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, which forms the core of that quarter. Until 2004, the quarter of Gandria was an independent municipality, joining with Lugano in that year. The quarter of Gandria includes the rural slopes surrounding the village and stretching along the lakeside from the neighbouring quarter of Castagnola-Cassarate to the border with Italy.
Grison Alps
The Grison Alps are the mountains of the Graubünden canton of Switzerland (Grisons being the English name for the Graubünden region). There are many significant peaks in the Grison Alps, including the Tödi (3,614 m) and the highest peak, Piz Bernina (4,049 m). Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the Adula, the Albula, the Silvretta, the Bernnina or the Rätikon range. The Grison Alps include parts of both the Eastern Alps and the Western Alps.
Viganello
Viganello is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Viganello was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1300 as de Viganello. The municipality also contained the village Albonago. It had 238 inhabitants in 1783, which increased to 244 in 1808, 319 in 1850, 1477 in 1910, 2163 in 1950 and 5587 in 1990.
Brè
Brè is a village on the eastern slopes of the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Brè-Aldesago quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Brè-Aldesago was an independent municipality, known simply as Brè until 1953. The village of Brè was first recorded in 1280 as de Bre, and for most of its history has lived by agriculture and livestock.
Brè-Aldesago
Brè-Aldesago is a quarter of the city of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It occupies the slopes and summit of Monte Brè, and contains the mountain villages of Brè, to the east of the summit, and Aldesago, to the west. It has an area of 420 hectares and, in 2011, it had a population of 1,055. Historically, Brè-Aldesago was an independent municipality, known simply as Brè until 1953.
Castagnola
Castagnola is a village on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, below the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Castagnola-Cassarate was an independent municipality under the name Castagnola. Castagnola was first recorded in 1335 as Castigniola. Amongst its notable residents is the artist Angela Lyn.
Cureggia
Cureggia is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Cureggia was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1329 as Curezia. The municipality had 62 inhabitants in 1799, which decreased to 53 in 1850, 47 in 1900 and 24 in 1950. It then increased again, to 112 in 2000.
Aldesago
Aldesago is a village on the western slopes of the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Brè-Aldesago quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Brè-Aldesago was an independent municipality. Aldesago is accessed by a steep and winding road from Lugano. This road then crosses the southern slopes of Monte Brè to reach the village of Brè.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Brè.
- Lugano
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Campione
- San Mamete
- Pellio Intelvi
- Ramponio Verna
- Laino
- Osteno
- Osteno-Claino
- San Fedele Intelvi
- Ponna Superiore
- Casasco Intelvi
- Castiglione d'Intelvi
- Cerano d'Intelvi
- Blessagno
- Dizzasco-Biazzeno
- Brusimpiano
- Pura
- Val Rezzo
- Occagno
- Schignano
- Porlezza
- Porto Ceresio
- Cavargna
- Pigra
- Corrido
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Argegno
- Cuasso al Monte
- San Nazzaro Val Cavargna
Pugerna: Lake Lugano − Lugano, Pugerna (source)
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A › South: Lake Lugano − Monte San Salvatore, Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A (source)
Lugano, Lugano (source)
Lugano: Società Canottieri Ceresio Gandria − Castagnola, Lugano (source)
Lugano: Monte San Salvatore, Lugano (source)
Castagnola: Lake Lugano − Monte San Salvatore, Castagnola (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Brè sopra Lugano, Brè
