Val Colla

#1524 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Val Colla is a valley and a quarter of the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, to the north-east of the city of Lugano. It includes the localities of Bogno, Valcolla, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico, which are all part of the city of Lugano, and the municipality of Capriasca. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°5'11"N, 9°2'22"E

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Val Colla – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago d'Origlio, Camoghè, Monte Bar, Denti della Vecchia.

5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago d'Origlio
134 min walk • Lago d'Origlio is a lake in the municipality of Origlio, in Ticino, Switzerland. Palaeobotanics studied the core of the lake sediment and discovered charcoal deposits as well as cereal pollen and invasive weeds, pointing to the first agricultural activities between 7,500 and...
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Camoghè
91 min walk • The Camoghè is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located east of Camorino in the canton of Ticino. It is the highest mountain that can be seen from Lugano city center.
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Bar
51 min walk • Monte Bar is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located north of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It lies on the range west of the Gazzirola, between the Val d'Isone and the Val Colla.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Denti della Vecchia
59 min walk • The Denti della Vecchia are a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located north of Lake Lugano on the border between Italy and Switzerland. They are composed of several summits of which the highest is named Sasso Grande.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
San Lucio Pass
62 min walk • The San Lucio Pass, located in the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of 1,541 metres above sea level, connects the Val Cavargna in the Italian province of Como with the Val Colla in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
2.4 miE
46°5'10"N • 9°5'23"E
Chiesa di San Lucio
62 min walk • Church
5.1 miSW
46°1'34"N • 8°58'36"E
Oratorio dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, Canobbio
131 min walk • Church
3.2 miSW
46°3'13"N • 8°59'36"E
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
81 min walk • Church
5.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Viganello, Lugano
141 min walk • Viganello is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Viganello was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1300 as de Viganello. The municipality also contained the village Albonago.
5.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Cureggia, Lugano
135 min walk • Cureggia is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Cureggia was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1329 as Curezia. Cureggia had 62 inhabitants in 1799, which decreased to 53 in 1850, 47 in 1900 and 24 in 1950. It then increased again, to 112 in 2000.
4.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Davesco-Soragno, Canobbio
114 min walk • Davesco-Soragno is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Davesco-Soragno was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. The municipality contained the villages Davesco and Soragno.