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Ghiffa Destination Guide

Discover Ghiffa in Italy

Ghiffa in the region of Piedmont with its 2,336 habitants is a town located in Italy - some 340 mi or ( 548 km ) North-West of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ghiffa

Local time in Ghiffa is now 02:28 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Berne, Munich, Aix-en-Provence, Venice, and Turin. When in this area, you might want to check out Berne . 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 Ghiffa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sea Kayaking on Lago Maggiore

1:53 min by 12barde
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Some kayaking with surf and some simple rolls on a windy day in Italy. ostfriesland-entdecken.de ..

Ferrovie Nord Milano Teil 1

4:21 min by southernFNM450
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Single-8-Film in den frühen 70er Jahren ..


Residenza Il Cantico - appartamenti di prestigio sul lago

2:14 min by vbcs1
Views: 558 Rating: 5.00

Un'iniziativa dalle qualità uniche L'iniziativa "Il Cantico" è collocata ad Arizzano, nell'incantevole paesaggio del Lago Maggiore. Il progetto, volto al recupero di un antico fabbricato sulle alture ..

SAN VITTORE 8 MAGGIO 2010.avi

2:17 min by claudioB47
Views: 388 Rating: 4.20

FESTA PATRONALE A VERBANIA SAN VITTORE 8 MAGGIO 2010... PROCESSIONE ATTRAVERSO IL CENTRO CITTA'..... nel video un tratto del lungo lago di Intra.... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sacro Monte di Ghiffa

The Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the comune of Ghiffa,, overlooking the Lake Maggiore. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. The dedication to the mystery of the Trinity was influenced by a pre-existing small oratory on Mount Cariago. The panoramic view over the Piedmont side of Lake Maggiore displays a high level of compositional architecture and landscape research.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.96 8.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Piedmont, Sacri Monti, Visitor attractions in Piedmont, World Heritage Sites in Italy

Lake Maggiore

Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and largest lake of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with beautiful gardens growing rare and exotic plants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.95 8.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: International lakes of Europe, Italy–Switzerland border, Lake Maggiore, Lakes of Lombardy, Lakes of Piedmont, Lakes of Ticino, Province of Novara, Province of Varese, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Subalpine lakes of Italy, Waterways of Italy

San Bernardino (torrent)

The San Bernardino is a torrent which flows through the Italian Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and into Lake Maggiore at Verbania on the Piedmontese (western) shore of the lake. The origins of its name lie with the Franciscan convent of San Bernardino which was established in 1483 near the mouth of the river, between Intra and Pallanza. The buildings are no longer extant.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.93 8.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Po basin, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

Sasso del Ferro

Sasso del Ferro is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

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Located at 45.91 8.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mountains of Lombardy

Boesio

The Boesio is a ‘torrent’—or intermittent stream—of the province of Varese in north Italy’s Lombardy. It rises near Cuveglio and runs through the Valcuvia valley in an east-west direction before entering Lake Maggiore at Laveno-Mombello. The river’s course takes it through the communes of Cuveglio, Cuvio, Casalzuigno, Azzio, Brenta, Gemonio, Cittiglio and Laveno-Mombello. The state road SS 394 follows in part the course of the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.91 8.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Po basin, Rivers of the Province of Varese, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ghiffa