Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Canton of Ticino
Detourmap lists 60 places in Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Gotthard Pass. 28 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 60
- Oldest
- Lago di Luzzone 1963
- Little known
- 28 of 60
- Share of Switzerland
- 6%
Canton of Ticino 60
All 60, best known first.
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5.Preonzo
Archaeological · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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6.Sementina
Archaeological · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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7.Monte San Salvatore
Nature · Notable
A mountain peak of the Lepontine Alps in the municipality of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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33.Lago Tremorgio
Nature · Hidden gem
Mountain lake above Rodi and Fiesso, in the municipality of Prato Leventina in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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37.Lago del Sambuco
Nature · Hidden gem
Reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland
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48.Val Bavona
Nature · Hidden gem
Valley in the municipality of Cevio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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50.Bolle di Magadino
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Alluvial Zone of National Importance in Gambarogno, Gorola, Locarno, Tenero-Contra, canton Ticino, Switzerland
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59.Santo Stefano al Colle Church and Ossary
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Church buildings in Miglieglia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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60.Roman place of worship and ancient settlement of St. Maurice
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Bioggio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Elsewhere in Switzerland
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Canton of Ticino?
Gotthard Pass. High mountain pass in Switzerland. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Canton of Ticino?
60: 54 nature & landscapes and 6 archaeological & historic sites. 28 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Canton of Ticino?
Lago di Luzzone, dated to 1963. 2 of the 60 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Canton of Ticino here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Canton of Ticino if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Canton of Ticino is a first-level division of Switzerland, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.