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Discover Faido in Switzerland
Faido in the region of Ticino with its 1,512 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital .
Local time in Faido is now 06:10 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Torre, Prugiasco, Ponto Valentino, and Peccia. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Faido ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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3 levels of train-stairs / train loops
Biaschina Loops at Gotthardbahn south approach in Ticino valley, Switzerland. As valley ascend too sharp in some places the line making spiral loops to change it's hight. The line between two spiral t ..
On the Highway A2 in Switzerland direction North. HD
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Interesting facts about this location
Leventina (district)
The district of Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The capital of the district is Faido but the largest town is Airolo at the beginning or at the end of the valley. Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the Ticino River as far south as Biasca, in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.
Located at 46.48 8.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Faido railway station
Faido is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by an hourly InterRegio train between Locarno and Arth-Goldau, which continues alternately either to Basel SBB or to Zürich HB, and by a small number of trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate between Airolo and Chiasso.
Located at 46.48 8.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Carì
Carì (formerly known as Maiensäss) is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Ticino. The village is situated in the northern part of the canton, in the Leventina valley, above Faido. It belongs to the latter municipality. Carì sits on a sunny terrace at a height of 1,642 metres above sea level, on the southern flanks of Pizzo di Campello. Since 1950, the village has developed into one of the most popular alpine tourist resorts of the canton.
Located at 46.49 8.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Prato, Vallemaggia
Prato is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Prato was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Sornico to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico. In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.
Located at 46.47 8.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lavorgo railway station
Lavorgo is an infrequently served railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. It takes its name from the nearby community of Lavorgo. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by a single southbound train on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate to Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso.
Located at 46.44 8.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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