Monte Bar

#799 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 5958 ftProminence: 610 ftCoordinates: 46°6'28"N, 9°0'43"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Monte Bar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago d'Origlio, Camoghè, Splash & Spa Tamaro, Denti della Vecchia.

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago d'Origlio
132 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...
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Camoghè
80 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.
4.5 miW
46°7'34"N • 8°55'17"E
Splash & Spa Tamaro, Pura
116 min walk • Watersports, Hammams and turkish baths, Spa
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Denti della Vecchia
97 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.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
San Lucio Pass
102 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.
5 miNW
Tower
Ceneri 3
127 min walk • 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.
4 miE
46°5'10"N • 9°5'23"E
Chiesa di San Lucio
103 min walk • Church
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Val Colla
51 min walk • 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.
5 miN
46°10'51"N • 9°0'54"E
Via Fossato, Bellinzona
129 min walk • Bridge
3.8 miS
46°3'13"N • 8°59'36"E
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
98 min walk • Church
5.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Davesco-Soragno, Canobbio
132 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.