Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Biasca

Name: Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Address: Biasca, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Biasca

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The church of Sts. Peter and Paul stands east above the village of Biasca on a rocky ridge in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It was built between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th centuries and, with its gallery of murals from various periods, is considered one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Switzerland.

Local name: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 46°21'35"N, 8°58'24"E

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pizzo Magn, Bacino di Val Malvaglia, Cima di Biasca, Torent Alto.

1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Magn
43 min walk • Pizzo Magn or Monte Crenone is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Biasca in the canton of Ticino. It is located west of the Mottone di Cava.
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bacino di Val Malvaglia
128 min walk • Bacino di Val Malvaglia is a lake above Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.19 km². Its arch dam was built in 1959 and is operated by Officine Idroelettriche di Blenio SA.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Biasca
65 min walk • The Cima di Biasca is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located southeast of Biasca in the canton of Ticino.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torent Alto
122 min walk • The Torent Alto is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest mountain lying on the chain between Pass Giümella, east of Biasca and Bellinzona.
5.5 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di San Nicolao, Giornico
141 min walk • The church of San Nicola was built in the 12th century. It stands in the middle of a vineyard on the right bank of the Ticino River in Giornico in Leventina in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo di Campedell
129 min walk • Pizzo di Campedell is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It lies on the range south of Torent Alto between the valley of the Ticino and the Val Calanca.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Blenio Valley
120 min walk • The Blenio Valley is a valley of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The valley contains the river Brenno. The upper valley, between Lai da Sontga Maria and Olivone, is named Valle Santa Maria.
5.6 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello, Giornico
144 min walk • The church of Santa Maria di Castello stands on a prominent rocky hill to the west above the municipality of Giornico in Leventina in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Matro
107 min walk • The Matro is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Giornico in the canton of Ticino. It lies at the southern end of the chain separating the main Leventina valley from the Blenio valley. An antenna is located on the summit.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Poncione Rosso
131 min walk • The Poncione Rosso is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It lies on the chain separating the valleys of Verzasca and Leventina.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Muncréch
91 min walk • Pizzo Muncréch is a mountain in the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino. It is located west of Piz di Strega, between the valleys of Combra and Pontirone.