Historical sites in Ticino

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

In geological terms, Arzo marble, so-called by those who quarry it, is a form of breccia. This polychrome sedimentary rock originated on the sea beds of a large ocean situated between the primitive African and European continents.

Initially equipped with two millstones for cereals and an oil mill, the Daniello's mill began operations in 1802 and expanded in 1869.

Prada was a village situated on the mountainside (577 meters above sea level) and constituted, together with Ravecchia, a municipality (comune) belonging to Bellinzona county (contado di Bellinzona). Inhabited since at least the late Middle Ages (the first documental reference dates 1381), it still counted 40 families (around 160-200 people) by 1583. By then, the village inhabitants had the same rights and privileges of those who lived in the borough, among which that of participating at the meetings of Bellinzona Council.

The Cement trail - The history of a territory seen through the cement production.

The building dates back to the end of the sixteenth century and was renovated in the early 2000s.

The Municipality of Muggio occupies a bowl-shaped area at the end of the Muggio Valley, and includes the hamlets of Scudellate, Roncapiano and Muggiasca, which all have their own schools.

The fortified complex of Bellinzona is an extraordinary example of a late medieval defence structure located at a key strategic point in the Alpine landscape. The Bellinzona castles are some of the most enchanting examples of fortified medievaL'architecture of the Alps.

The remains of the Miglieglia castle are on the rocky, moraine-covered spur overlooking the Magliasina gorge. Unfortunately, the remains have nota as yet been properly studied, and as a result the date of construction and its function are not clear.

In the charming valley carved by the river Breggia there is the Mulino di Bruzella, an ancient millstone restored and working since 1996, when it resumed its activity of grinding.