Poncione d'Arzo

#813 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Poncione d'Arzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, about 250 meters east of Monte Pravello. It lies south of Lake Lugano, on the group culminating at Monte San Giorgio. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3330 ftProminence: 1132 ftCoordinates: 45°53'31"N, 8°55'38"E

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LombardyItaly

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Poncione d'Arzo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Casinò di Campione, Monte Generoso, Monte Monarco, Poncione di Ganna.

5.9 miN
Gambling, Casino, Nightlife
Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia
150 min walk • The Casinò di Campione was one of Italy's oldest Casinos, as well as the largest employer in the municipality of 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...
5.2 miNE
Peak with a cogwheel railway and dining
Monte Generoso
134 min walk • Monte Generoso, standing majestic at 1,704 meters, is a natural beacon in the Italian Prealps, offering one of the most enchanting panoramas in the region of Lombardy, Italy. This towering mountain is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike, seeking...
4.6 miSW
Mountain
Monte Monarco, Arcisate
118 min walk • Monte Monarco is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 858 metres.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Poncione di Ganna, Valganna
107 min walk • Poncione di Ganna is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 993 metres above sea level. It is part of the Varese Prealps subgroup of the Lugano Prealps.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Piambello
107 min walk • Monte Piambello is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 1,125 metres above sea level.
2.9 miW
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Villa Cicogna Mozzoni, Varese
75 min walk • The Villa Cicogna Mozzoni is a rural patrician residence in Bisuschio, near Varese, Province of Varese, region of Lombardy, Italy. It is an example of Lombard Renaissance architecture.
5.3 miSW
Area
Induno Olona, Varese
136 min walk • Induno Olona is a town and comune in Italy, in north-western Lombardy, 60 kilometres north of Milan, in the Province of Varese. It has a population, in 2007, of c. 10,200.
1.8 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Museo civico dei fossili di Besano, Besano
46 min walk • The Civic Museum of Fossils of Besano, located in Besano, Italy, specializes in palaeontology and houses a collection of fossils that were found nearby. In 2010, the area around the museum was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum is famous for its Besanosaurus fossils.
5.3 miN
Church
Santuario della Madonna dei Ghirli, Campione d'Italia
136 min walk • The church of Santa Maria dei Ghirli, a pilgrimage destination, is a religious building located in Campione d'Italia, on a terrace directly accessible from the lake by a monumental double staircase of four flights.
1.8 miSW
Museum
Museo Enrico Butti, Viggiù
47 min walk • The Enrico Butti Museum is a gipsoteca that is part of the Viggiutesi Civic Museums, in Viggiù. The collection includes 87 plaster models and some paintings by the Viggiutese Enrico Butti, which the artist himself donated in 1926 to the...
5.3 miW
Tree-lined lake with trails and camping
Lago di Ghirla, Valganna
136 min walk • Lago di Ghirla is a lake at Valganna in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy.