Ceneri 3

#1205 among destinations in Switzerland

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The Monte Ceneri transmitter was first established as the nationwide medium-wave radio transmission station for Italian-speaking Switzerland in 1933. Located on Monte Ceneri in Ticino, it broadcast on a frequency of 558 kHz. ()

Local name: Landessender Monte Ceneri Coordinates: 46°8'19"N, 8°55'4"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Ceneri 3 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Tamaro, Monte Gradiccioli, Splash & Spa Tamaro, Monte Gambarogno.

3.4 miSW
Highest summit of the Lugano Prealps
Monte Tamaro
88 min walk • Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Gradiccioli
115 min walk • Monte Gradiccioli is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located between Indemini and Sigirino in the canton of Ticino. It lies south of Monte Tamaro, on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano.
0.9 miS
46°7'34"N • 8°55'17"E
Splash & Spa Tamaro, Pura
23 min walk • Watersports, Hammams and turkish baths, Spa
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Gambarogno
116 min walk • Monte Gambarogno is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, culminating at Monte Tamaro.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Bar
127 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.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Monte Ceneri
15 min walk • Monte Ceneri is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects the Magadino Plain and the Vedeggio Valley across the Lugano Prealps at an elevation of 554 metres above sea level. It provides the most direct route between the cities of Bellinzona and Lugano.
3.9 miSW
Scenic mountain pass with winding road
Alpe di Neggia
100 min walk • Alpe di Neggia is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects Vira and Indemini. The pass lies in the saddle between Monte Tamaro and Monte Gambarogno. The maximum grade of the pass road is 12 percent.
4.2 miNW
Locality
Gordola
107 min walk • Gordola is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
4.5 miNW
Locality
Tenero
115 min walk • One of the town's main attractions is the Tenero-Contra Dam, a massive concrete arch dam that is not only a marvel of engineering but also offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. Visitors can take a guided tour of the dam to learn about its...
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sassariente
119 min walk • Sassariente - a peak in the Lepontic Alps, parts of the Western Alps. It lies in Switzerland in the canton of Ticino, close to the border with Italy. It belongs to the subgroup of the Alps Ticino and Verbano.
1.7 miS
Village
Bironico
45 min walk • Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.

Ceneri 3

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Ceneri 3 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)