Porza
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Lugano Airport (2 mi) - Locarno Airport (10 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (20 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (29 mi)
- Linate Airport (43 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (44 mi)
- Samedan Airport (57 mi)
- Buochs Airport (71 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 10 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, 12 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 93 mi) - Wet Life (amusement park, (24 mi)
- Aqvasport Giussano (amusement park, (26 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (12 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (5 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (16 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.027 and 8.950 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 1' 36" and E 8° 56' 59"
- 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: 12:03 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 8:26 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 Porza
Porza in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a city located in Switzerland about 96 mi (or 154 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Porza is now 12:03 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Porza, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Lugano Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-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 10 mi (or 16 km). The closest in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 12 mi (or 16 km), South. We saw 6 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, Campione, Lanzo d'Intelvi, Pura and Brusimpiano. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °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.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Splendide Royal
Villa Principe Leopoldo
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
City Lugano Design & Hospitality
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Park Hotel Principe
Lugano Dante Swiss Quality Hotel
De La Paix
Best Western Bellevue au Lac
Villa Sassa Hotel & Residence
Videos from this area
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HC Lugano- HC Davos am 01.02.2014 mit den Ultras Colonia
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Lugano AmbrìPiotta derby 4.10.2008 Resega
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Zwitserland Lago di Lugano 2005
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Centro Veterinario Cornaredo - Resega di Porza - Lugano - Svizzera
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Rega all' ospedale civico Lugano
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Lugano City (part 2)
Lugano city of my heart.
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Serata di Beneficenza Ti Blues for Children 2012.
Burgess: Savosa — video tour of Via Cantonale 63
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In Search of Anthony Burgess: Lugano — views from Savosa and Porza
Views of Lake Lugano from Savosa, where the novelist Anthony Burgess and his second wife Liana owned a chalet (Via Cantonale 63). Burgess writes in 'You've Had Your Time', the second volume...
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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.
University of Lugano
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI, literally University of Italian Switzerland) is a public university located in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 1996. USI has four faculties (schools), and follows the European standard of three-year undergraduate studies and two-year master's (in Italian or English).
Pista La Resega
Pista La Resega is an arena in Lugano, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Hockey Club Lugano and HC Porza. It holds 8,000 people. The stadium has also a conference room, a restaurant and a buvette.
Cornaredo Stadium
Cornaredo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lugano, Switzerland. It is used mostly for football matches. It is a home ground of AC Lugano. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people and was built in 1951. The stadium has 5,000 seats and 10,000 standing places. During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, it hosted one game. During the spring 2008, the political authorities of Lugano announced a plan to renew the stadium to fulfil the Swiss Football League requirements for Super League stadiums.
Advanced Learning and Research Institute
Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI) is a privately sponsored graduate school on the 4th floor of the main building of the University of Lugano, in Switzerland. The single program course available is Embedded System Design, diverging into the R&D or Business branch. Two years are required for a Master's degree, one year for a Master's of Advanced Studies (MAS). The primary language of instruction is English.
Pregassona
Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pregassona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. The name Pregassona comes from a contraction of the local dialect for "near the Cassone"; the Cassone is a small river that flows through the village.
Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
The Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (Italian: Centro Svizzero di Calcolo Scientifico; CSCS) is the national high-performance computing centre of Switzerland. It was founded in Manno, canton Ticino, in 1991. In March 2012, CSCS moved to its new location in Lugano-Cornaredo. CSCS' main function is a so-called National User Lab. It is open to all Swiss researchers and their collaborators, who can get free access to CSCS' supercomputers in a competitive scientific evaluation process.
Lugano railway station
Lugano railway station (Italian: Stazione di Lugano) is the main railway station of the city of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the Gotthard railway, and is also the terminus of the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway (FLP) and the Lugano Città–Stazione funicular. The FLP terminus is across the station forecourt from the main line station, and is often regarded as a separate station, by the name of Lugano FLP.
Molino Nuovo
Molino Nuovo is a quarter of the city of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It lies to the north of the city center, and is the most populous quarter of the city. In 2011, it had a population of 9,267.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Porza.
- Lugano
- Campione
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Pura
- Brusimpiano
- San Mamete
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Pellio Intelvi
- Ramponio Verna
- Porto Ceresio
- Cadegliano-Viconago
- Marzio
- Cuasso al Monte
- Laino
- Osteno
- Osteno-Claino
- Marchirolo
- San Fedele Intelvi
- Ponna Superiore
- Curiglia
- Besano
- Casasco Intelvi
- Cremenaga
- Cugliate-Fabiasco
- Saltrio
- Castiglione d'Intelvi
- Veddasca
- Cerano d'Intelvi
- Viggiu
- Blessagno
Paradiso TI: Lugano, Paradiso TI (source)
Vezia: Alptransit − Ceneri Basistunnel, Vezia (source)
Paradiso TI: Lago di Lugano, Società Canottieri Audax di Paradiso, Paradiso TI (source)
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A › South: Lake Lugano − Monte San Salvatore, Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola A (source)
Lugano, Lugano (source)
Lugano: Monte San Salvatore, Lugano (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Porza, Purza, 波爾扎
