Blenio Valley

#1655 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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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. ()

Local name: Valle di Blenio Coordinates: 46°25'39"N, 8°58'11"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Blenio Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pizzo Magn, Cima di Gana Bianca, Bacino di Val Malvaglia, Chiesa di San Nicolao.

4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Magn
126 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.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Gana Bianca
82 min walk • The Cima di Gana Bianca is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Acquarossa in the canton of Ticino. It lies west of the Rheinwaldhorn, between the main Blenio valley and the Val Malvaglia.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bacino di Val Malvaglia
64 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.
4.9 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di San Nicolao, Giornico
126 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.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Erra
99 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 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello, Giornico
129 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.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Matro
63 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.
4.7 miS
Church
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Biasca
120 min walk • 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...
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Muncréch
77 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.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Piancabella
52 min walk • Cima di Piancabella is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino. It is located south of the Cima di Gana Bianca.
4.3 miSW
46°22'45"N • 8°54'42"E
St. Stephen Church
111 min walk • Church