Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello, Giornico

Name: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello
Address: Zona Castello 12, Giornico, 6745, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 91 864 13 36

#2 among attractions in Giornico

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello, Giornico

Facts and practical information

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.

Alternative names: Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 46°24'4"N, 8°52'17"E

Address

Zona Castello 12Giornico 6745 Switzerland

Contact

+41 91 864 13 36

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pizzo Forno, Lago di Chironico, Madom Gröss, Lepontine Alps.

5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Forno
128 min walk • Pizzo Forno is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Chironico in the canton of Ticino. It is to be found between Piumogna Valley, Chironico Valley and Leventina Valley.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Chironico
88 min walk • Lago di Chironico is an Alpine lake located above Chironico, in the Swiss canton Ticino. The lake lies at a height of 1,763 metres. Its surface area is 15 ha.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Madom Gröss
78 min walk • The Madom Gröss is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. It is located between the Valle Verzasca and Valle Leventina, near Sonogno, Ticino.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lepontine Alps
56 min walk • The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy. The Simplon rail tunnel the Gotthard rail and Gotthard road tunnels and the San Bernardino road tunnel are important transport arteries.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Gagnone
135 min walk • Cima di Gagnone is a medium sized mountain in the Lepontine Alps it is located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is located between the valleys of Verzasca and Leventina, south of Passo di Gagnone.
~800 ftE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di San Nicolao, Giornico
4 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.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Erra
75 min walk • Pizzo Erra is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is located south of the pass of Basso di Nara, on the subrange that separates the main valley of Leventina from the valley of Blenio.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Blenio Valley
129 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.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Matro
67 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.
2.5 miSE
46°22'45"N • 8°54'42"E
St. Stephen Church
63 min walk • Church
0.9 miNW
Church
Chiesa di San Pellegrino
22 min walk • The church of San Pellegrino stands secluded in a chestnut forest on the former Gotthard mule track near the village of Altirolo near Giornico in the Leventina region of the Swiss canton of Ticino.