📍 Archaeological📸 Tourist Attraction

Three Castles of Bellinzona

Bellinzona, Switzerland

4.5 (0)

Overview

Complex of multiple built objects. It lies south of the Alpine divide, the warmest and sunniest corner of Switzerland and pleasant well into autumn.

Why visit: Roman towns, prehistoric lake dwellings and hillforts, several UNESCO-listed.

Things to do

›Walk the excavated site
›Read the interpretation boards
›Visit the site museum
›Photograph the setting as much as the stones

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Travel Information

Best time

April – October

Weather

Mediterranean-leaning south — warm, bright summers (25–32°C), mild winters (2–10°C) and far more sunshine than north of the Alps, with heavy thunderstorms in late summer.

Entry fee

Free or small entry

Hours

Daylight hours; site museums keep shorter hours

Est. budget

₹800 – ₹2,500

Duration

1 – 3 hours

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