Culture in Bellinzona and Valleys

Val Tremola ist das schicksalrechst und gefährlichst Wegstrecke der Gotthard-Reisepost. 1830-1882 Bültezeit der historische Reisepost mit Pferden über den St. Gotthard.

HISTORISCHE FESTUNG; Einstig streng geheim, heute ein einzigartiges Museum. Diverse geführte Rundgänge, Indiviueller Rundgang, diverse Ausstellungen. Fazinierende Kristall Ausstellung

Once TOP SECRET - today a unique museumThe unique museum "Sasso San Gottardo" is located in the huge caverns of the former Gotthard fortress deep inside the mountain. The fortress on the Gotthard Pass was one of the largest underground defence installations in Switzerland and was still operated as a top-secret military facility until 2001.

Das Castelgrande ist eine Höhenburg oberhalb der Stadt Bellinzona im schweizerischen Kanton Tessin.

Die Kirche Santi Pietro e Stefano ist Sitz der katholischen Kirchengemeinde des Stadtzentrums und befindet sich an der Piazza Collegiata.

An Alpine pass and its history – a museum at 2,100 metres above sea level.The National St Gotthard Museum tells the gripping story of humanity’s long, arduous struggle to open up and constantly improve the Gotthard Pass as a major trade and traffic route.

Hoch über den Val Chironico ist die kleine Dorfgemeinschaft Cala.

Named for its location on a rock that is as dark as a crow’s feathers (from dialect “corbatt”), this is a typical Sforza fortress built in a basic geometrical shape. The dungeon and lookout tower are nestled in a square courtyard surrounded by high walls.

Bellinzona’s second castle dominates Castelgrande from above on Montebello hill, perched ninety metres above the city.

The Fortress of Bellinzona is the largest and the only example of a defensive structure still visible in Europe consisting of several castles and a large defensive wall. Originally built by the Dukes of Milan as a defense against Confederate invasion, it blocked the entire Ticino Valley northwards.