Melide
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Lugano Airport (4 mi) -
Varese / Venegono Airport (15 mi) - Locarno Airport (15 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (25 mi)
- Linate Airport (39 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (41 mi)
- Samedan Airport (60 mi)
- Buochs Airport (75 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 5 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 98 mi) - Parco Avventura Rescaldina (amusement park, (23 mi)
- Wet Life (amusement park, (21 mi)
- Aqvasport Giussano (amusement park, (22 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (16 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (4 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (12 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.955 and 8.947 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 57' 16" and E 8° 56' 50"
- 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: 08:15 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:30 am and 8:15 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Discover Melide
Melide in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) with it's 1,577 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 99 mi (or 159 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Melide is now 08:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Melide, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North-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 Monte San Giorgio in Italy at a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 17 mi (or 8 km), South. We discovered 7 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Campione, Lugano, Brusimpiano, Porto Ceresio and Lanzo d'Intelvi. 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 | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 24% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Swiss Diamond Hotel Lugano
The View Lugano
Splendide Royal
Collina D'Oro Resort
Villa Principe Leopoldo
Best Western Bellevue au Lac
Melia Campione
Parco Paradiso
Admiral Lugano
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Campione d'Italia: alba sul lago di Lugano
atmosfere da Casinò tra fascino e prepotenza.
Panorama dal Monte San Salvatore
Videino in 4K girato da uno dei punti panoramici sulla vetta del San Salvatore (912 m s.l.m.), presso Lugano. Vista su Lugano, sul Monte Brè, su Campione d'Italia.
Schubertiadi 2013 alla Madonna D'Ongero 03
Franz Schubert - "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" (Il pastore sulla roccia) per soprano, clarinetto e pianoforte op. post. 12 D. 965 - Interpreti: Tetyana Seredina, Djordje Kujundzic, Ricardo Alí Alvarez.
Canon XA10 Test
Canon XA10 Cinema Mode. Carona, Lugano, Switzerland.
Schubertiadi 2013 alla Madonna D'Ongero 01
Franz Schubert - Ländler e Marcie per pianoforte a 4 mani - Interpreti: Ricardo Alí Alvarez, Nicolas Mottini.
Small travel gems: Switzerland, Melide - Swiss miniatur
August 2010. http://www.swissminiatur.ch/?fuseaction=m4.12.
Pazzo in autostrada Fafa
Fafa sembrando un village people in mezzo all'autostrada tra lugano e mendrisio.
Melide, Switzerland
Alano Fulvo (Eros)
A Great Dane. Thanks for watching.
Melide (Switzerland)
A modern and antique themes blended together that have made Melide an outstanding place to see.This is just a part which is more attended by exploreres and tourist in springtime especially...
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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.
Campione d'Italia
Campione d'Italia is an Italian comune (municipality) of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region, being an Italian exclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. The enclave is less than 1 km at the shortest point from the rest of Italy, but the hilly terrain requires a journey by road of over 14 km to reach the nearest Italian town, Lanzo d'Intelvi, and over 28 km to reach the city of Como.
Casinò di Campione
The Casinò di Campione is the largest employer in Campione d'Italia, an Italian exclave within Switzerland's Canton of Ticino, on the shores of Lake Lugano. The casino was founded in 1917 as a site to gather information from foreign diplomats during the First World War, is owned by the Italian government, and operated by the municipality. The income from the casino is sufficient for the operation of Campione without the imposition of taxes, or obtaining of other revenue.
Agra, Switzerland
Agra is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Gentilino and Montagnola to form a new and larger municipality Collina d'Oro.
Pazzallo
Pazzallo is a quarter of the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Pazzallo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. Pazzallo lies on the slopes of Monte San Salvatore, uphill of the independent municipality of Paradiso that forms an exclave within the city of Lugano. Whilst the original nucleus lies on the higher slopes, the lower western slopes, towards the Lugano-Sud junction on the A2 motorway, are now more populous.
Monte San Salvatore funicular
The Monte San Salvatore funicular, or Funicolare Monte San Salvatore, is a funicular railway near the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The line links a lower station in the Lugano suburb of Paradiso with an upper station at the summit of the Monte San Salvatore. The top yields a 360° panorama with views of the city, Lake Lugano, Monte Generoso and the Italian enclave of Campione. The line was built in 1890, and originally used an Abt rack rail for braking.
Lugano-Paradiso railway station
Lugano-Paradiso is a railway station in the in the municipality of Paradiso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the Gotthard railway of the Swiss Federal Railways, between Lugano and Chiasso. The station is served by the following passenger trains: The Monte San Salvatore funicular crosses above Lugano-Paradiso railway station on a bridge. Its lower terminal is some 350 metres walk to the north of the station.
Melide causeway
The Melide causeway, sometimes called the Melide bridge or Melide dam, is a causeway and bridge across Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It links the communities of Melide and Bissone, and provides the only internal land connection between the southern section of Ticino, around Mendrisio and Chiasso, and the rest of Switzerland. Today the causeway carries the Gotthard railway, the A2 motorway, and a main road.
Melide railway station
Melide is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Melide. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Melide.
- Campione
- Lugano
- Brusimpiano
- Porto Ceresio
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Cuasso al Monte
- Saltrio
- Pura
- Besano
- Marzio
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Viggiu
- Clivio
- Cadegliano-Viconago
- Marchirolo
- Pellio Intelvi
- Bisuschio
- Novazzano
- Bizzarone
- Ramponio Verna
- Arcisate
- San Mamete
- Ronago
- Cugliate-Fabiasco
- Casasco Intelvi
- Laino
- Uggiate Trevano
- Ganna
- San Fedele Intelvi
- Rodero
Paradiso TI: Lugano, Paradiso TI (source)
Pugerna: Lake Lugano − Lugano, Pugerna (source)
Bissone, Bissone (source)
Campione d'Italia: d’, Campione d'Italia (source)
Pazzallo: San Salvatore, Pazzallo (source)
Paradiso TI: Lago di Lugano, Società Canottieri Audax di Paradiso, Paradiso TI (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Melide TI, Melii, Melide i Sveits, 梅利德
