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Fontana Destination Guide
Delve into Fontana in Switzerland
Fontana in the region of Ticino is a city in Switzerland - some 60 mi or ( 97 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital .
Current time in Fontana is now 08:50 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Sornico, Peccia, Fusio, and Fontana. While being here, make sure to check out Zurich . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Fontana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gotthard Tunnel 16.9 km with 6X Speed (Switzerland)
My driving Videos on a Map: schweizerautobahnen.blogspot.com Route in Google Maps: tinyurl.com Driving trough the world second longest road tunnel which is 16.9km long. 6X Speed. Filmed in October 200 ..
Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland 4X Speed (2010) HD
My driving videos on a map: schweizerautobahnen.blogspot.com Route on Google Maps: tinyurl.com Recorded in March 2010. The Tunnel is 16.9km long. So it is the third longest road tunnel in the world. S ..
Driving St Gotthard Pass #1
Kirsten, Julia & Anna Baumberg driving down the old coach road at St. Gotthard in Switzerland. Listen to Anna scream into her pillow in the backseat of the car. Scared??? Who knows, I guess she was ju ..
Going down San Gottardo
Riding down on the south sides of the Passo di San Gottardo. The old road, set with cobblestones, twists down on the south side on the pass. Riding on my BMW R1150GS. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
National Redoubt (Switzerland)
The Swiss National Redoubt (Schweizer Reduit or Réduit suisse) was a defensive plan developed by the Swiss government beginning in the 1880s to respond to foreign invasion. In the opening years of World War II the plan was expanded and refined to deal with a potential German invasion. The German plan, Operation Tannenbaum, was real, but was never carried out.
Located at 46.53 8.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Gotthard Tunnel
The Gotthard Tunnel is a 15-kilometre (9 mi) long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Gotthard massif. It is built as one double-track, standard gauge tunnel. The tunnel rises from the northern portal at Göschenen (1106 metres / 3650 ft) and the highest point (1151 metres, or 3800 ft) is reached after approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi).
Located at 46.53 8.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Airolo railway station
Airolo is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Airolo. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, at the southern entrance 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 46.53 8.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps. The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is Monte Rosa (4,634 metres) near the Swiss-Italian border. The highest mountain which lies entirely on Swiss territory is the Dom (4,545 metres). Other main summits can be found in the list of mountains in Switzerland.
Located at 46.56 8.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lago del Narèt
Lago del Narèt is a lake in Val Sambuco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.86 km². It is located in the municipality of Lavizzara. The closest locality is Fusio.
Located at 46.48 8.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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