Pianca
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.088 and 8.938 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 5' 18" and E 8° 56' 17"
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: 07:59 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:15 am and 8:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Discover Pianca

Pianca in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a town in Switzerland about 92 mi (or 149 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Pianca is now 07:59 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near Pianca, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 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 in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-East. We discovered 5 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: Lugano, Pura, Campione, Bellinzona and San Mamete. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 10%
Air Humidity 85%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

22°C (72 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola

Address
5,9 mi
Viale Castagnola 31
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Villa Sassa Hotel & Residence

Address
5,3 mi
Via Tesserete 10
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


City Lugano Design & Hospitality

Address
5,3 mi
Via Giuseppe Bagutti 4
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kurhaus Cademario WellnessHotel

Address
5,2 mi
Kurhaus
6936 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Lugano Dante Swiss Quality Hotel

Address
5,8 mi
Piazza Cioccaro 5
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


La Tureta

Address
6,6 mi
Piazza Grande 43
6512 Giubiasco
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Guesthouse Arosio B&B

Address
3,4 mi
Arosio di sotto 82
6939 Arosio
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 15:00 - 19:00


Vezia

Address
4,4 mi
Via San Gottardo 32
6943 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Federale

Address
5,7 mi
Via Paolo Regazzoni 8
6903 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Acquarello Swiss Quality Hotel

Address
5,8 mi
Piazza Cioccaro 9
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

BMC-Racing-Cup in Tesserete mit Eric Barth

Published: April 17, 2013
Length: 11:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Patrik Bryner

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)


Kevin & Manu 5 tricks in Tesserete

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 41:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Carrozzo

video fatti con un ipod in una grigia domenica di marzo uoriors kidz.


Tesserete TI, Geläut der Glocken der kath. Pfarrkirche

Published: March 31, 2015
Length: 37:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrHank645

Schönes Beispiel für die typisch tessinerische Anordnung und Läutweise der Glocken mit dem Schwungwinkel von fast 360° und der Achse nahe dem Schwerpunkt. Glocken: d', e', fis', g', a' 31.08.14.


BMC Racing Cup 2012 - Tesserete (TI - Switzerland)

Published: April 26, 2012
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gian Maria Togni

Elite Men Cross-Country.


IBIS MOJO Tesserete

Published: January 09, 2012
Length: 11:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheSsssabri


Rendevous in Ticino

Published: January 25, 2010
Length: 23:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pearl Helvezia

Bigorio è un paese sopra Tesserete. Bigorio is a village above Tesserete.


Thunderstorm and Lightning Time lapse

Published: August 10, 2012
Length: 03:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: sebrassino

A Thunderstorm developed during the evening. Near Lugano and Locarno, Switzerland, Milan, Northern Italy. But there is more visible in this timelapse. Ofcourse nightfall over the city Lugano....


Downhill in Switzerland

Published: August 04, 2013
Length: 26:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alohal87

Downhill in Ticino, the italian region of Switzerland, the nearby town villages are Origlio, Lamone and Taverne, the "mountain" is about 2657ft (810m) high, and its name is Monte San Zeno (or...


Massenstart staffetta SELE 2014

Published: May 18, 2014
Length: 33:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ticino Orienteering

Il video del massenstart della staffetta SELE 2014 all'Alpe Zalto di giovedì 1° maggio. www.tiorienteering.ch.


Marco Magnani LNBA Basket Tigers Lugano using DVRT Ultimate Sandbag

Published: December 06, 2014
Length: 04:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Stonesport

Marco Magnani ci racconta la sua esperienza presso Stonesport, su come ha risolto i suoi problemi fisici e migliorato la condizione atletica. Train Smart....


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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.

Lago d'Origlio

Lago d'Origlio is a lake in the municipality of Origlio, in Ticino, Switzerland.

Located at 46.0511, 8.94222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Ticino

Campestro

Campestro is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Campestro was a municipality of its own until 1976, when it was incorporated into its neighboring municipality Tesserete. In turn, Tesserete municipality merged with its neighbors in 2001 to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.

Located at 46.0714, 8.97056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Ticino, Villages in Ticino

Sala Capriasca

Sala Capriasca is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.

Located at 46.0656, 8.95639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Ticino, Villages in Switzerland

Tesserete

Tesserete is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 1976 the neighboring municipality Campestro was incorporated into Tesserete. In 2001 Tesserete municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.

Located at 46.0667, 8.96667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Ticino, Villages in Switzerland

Vaglio

Vaglio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, and Tesserete to form a new municipality, Capriasca.

Located at 46.0611, 8.95722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Ticino, Villages in Switzerland

Taverne-Torricella railway station

Taverne-Torricella is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is located on the border between the municipalities of Torricella-Taverne, Lamone and Bedano. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano.

Located at 46.0565, 8.93026 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

Mezzovico railway station

Mezzovico is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Mezzovico-Vira. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano. The station is served by trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan.

Located at 46.0942, 8.92868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

Rivera-Bironico railway station

Rivera-Bironico is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano. It takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico. The station is served by trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan.

Located at 46.1236, 8.92536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

capture of the webcam Lopagno: Lugano San Salvatore

Lopagno: Lugano San Salvatore, Lopagno (source)

capture of the webcam Lelgio

Lelgio, Lelgio (source)

capture of the webcam Lopagno: Val Colla Lugano

Lopagno: Val Colla Lugano, Lopagno (source)

capture of the webcam Vaglio: Arena Sportiva Tesserete Capriasca

Vaglio: Arena Sportiva Tesserete Capriasca, Vaglio (source)

capture of the webcam Sigirino: Alptransit − Ceneri Basistunnel

Sigirino: Alptransit − Ceneri Basistunnel, Sigirino (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pianca