Places to visit in Ticino, Switzerland
7 places to visit in Ticino, Switzerland, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Monte San Giorgio, Gotthard Pass, Lake Lugano and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Ticino volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 4 Famous places to visit · 2 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ticino (1)
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Monte San Giorgio
A wooded mountain of the Lugano Prealps above Lake Lugano, close to the Italian border. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its fossils of ancient marine life, some of which are shown in the small museum at Meride.
Famous places to visit in Ticino (4)
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Gotthard Pass
A 2,106 metre pass through the Saint-Gotthard Massif linking German-speaking Uri with Italian-speaking Ticino. It sits on one of Europe's great north to south routes, crossed beneath by three tunnels that were each the world's longest when built.
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Lake Lugano
A glacial lake on the border of Switzerland and Italy, lying between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore. First recorded in 590 as Ceresio, a name said to come from the Latin for cherry, after the cherry trees that once lined its shores.
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Lake Maggiore
A long Alpine lake running about 64 kilometres from Locarno in Ticino south to Arona in Italy, shared between the two countries. It is the largest lake in southern Switzerland, and its northern shore around Locarno and Ascona is the warm, Italian-speaking end of the country.
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Verzasca Dam
An arch dam across the Verzasca river, built between 1961 and 1965 and holding back Lago di Vogorno just above Lake Maggiore. It is the fourth tallest dam in Switzerland and famous for the bungee jump off its crest seen in the James Bond film GoldenEye.
Hidden gems in Ticino (2)
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Monte Generoso
A mountain of the Lugano Prealps standing on the border with Italy, between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. A rack railway climbs up from Capolago, and the summit looks over the lakes to the Alps and the plain of Lombardy.
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Swissminiatur
An open-air miniature park on the shore of Lake Lugano, laid out with scale models of Swiss buildings, mountains and landmarks. Model trains, boats and cable cars move through the gardens between the miniature towns.
Collecting in Ticino
What are the best places to visit in Ticino?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Ticino. The best known include Monte San Giorgio, Gotthard Pass, Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore and Verzasca Dam. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Ticino?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Ticino?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Ticino before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Ticino and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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