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The 3 Unesco castles of Bellinzona
Bellinzona
The 3 Unesco castles of Bellinzona
The 3 Bellinzona castles are among the most wonderful vestiges of fortified mediaeval architecture within the Alpine region. These monumental gems continue to cause amazement, thanks to their crenellated walls, the towers and the front gates.
The three castles and the city walls of Bellinzona were built in medieval times; the reason these fortifications were built was to block access to the Ticino valley to northern populations and control tolls and roads to S. Gottardo.
After reconstruction over the centuries, recent restoration and improvements the three castles, Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro appear in all their splendour and are the main tourist attraction of the city. In 2000, the Bellinzona castles received the recognition of "World Patrimony of Humanity" from UNESCO.
After reconstruction over the centuries, recent restoration and improvements the three castles, Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro appear in all their splendour and are the main tourist attraction of the city. In 2000, the Bellinzona castles received the recognition of "World Patrimony of Humanity" from UNESCO.
The 3 Bellinzona castles are among the most wonderful vestiges of fortified mediaeval architecture within the Alpine region. These monumental gems continue to cause amazement, thanks to their crenellated walls, the towers and the front gates.
The three castles and the city walls of Bellinzona were built in medieval times; the reason these fortifications were built was to block access to the Ticino valley to northern populations and control tolls and roads to S. Gottardo.
After reconstruction over the centuries, recent restoration and improvements the three castles, Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro appear in all their splendour and are the main tourist attraction of the city. In 2000, the Bellinzona castles received the recognition of "World Patrimony of Humanity" from UNESCO.
After reconstruction over the centuries, recent restoration and improvements the three castles, Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro appear in all their splendour and are the main tourist attraction of the city. In 2000, the Bellinzona castles received the recognition of "World Patrimony of Humanity" from UNESCO.
The 3 Unesco castles of Bellinzona
Adresse
Bellinzonese e Alto Ticino Turismo
Palazzo Civico
6500 Bellinzona
Tel. +41 (0)91 825 21 31
bellinzona@bellinzonese-altoticino.ch
www.bellinzonese-altoticino.ch
Palazzo Civico
6500 Bellinzona
Tel. +41 (0)91 825 21 31
bellinzona@bellinzonese-altoticino.ch
www.bellinzonese-altoticino.ch
