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Bellinzona Historic Centre – Montebello Castle loop from Bellinzona

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Ticino

Bellinzona Historic Centre – Montebello Castle loop from Bellinzona

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4.9

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Bellinzona Historic Centre – Montebello Castle loop from Bellinzona

02:04

6.55km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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594 m

Fountain at Castelgrande in Bellinzona

Highlight • Monument

620 m

Collegiate Church of Saints Peter and Stephen (Collegiata dei Santi Pietro e Stefano)

Highlight • Religious Site

Collegiate Church of Saints Peter and Stephen, Bellinzona
This Renaissance building was designed by a master, Tomaso Rodari from Maroggia (sculptor and architect of the Como Cathedral). The stately façade, …

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668 m

Bellinzona Historic Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Bellinzona is probably the most Italian city in Switzerland. The “skyline” of the Ticino capital is formed by the mighty fortress, which consists of three of the best preserved medieval castles in Switzerland - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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714 m

Palazzo Civico Clock Tower

Highlight • Monument

1.23 km

Bellinzona Ramparts

Highlight • Monument

Connected to the western part of Castel Grande, the bulwark completely blocked off the Ticino valley, guaranteeing the Duchy of Milan control of numerous alpine passes.

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1.46 km

Murata Tunnel, Castelgrande

Highlight • Structure

Walk down on top the bullwark from Castel Grande and then almost all the way down you can go back up to the castle underneath (protected from sun & heat) back up to the castle.

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4.33 km

Sasso Corbaro Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle of Sasso Corbaro is located on the sides of the left bank of the Ticino river, near Bellinzona. It was built in the late 1400s and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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5.52 km

Montebello Castle

Highlight • Castle

From the hill Montebello, where this castle towers 90 meters above the city, you can look down on the Castelgrande.

Here, the walls surrounding the old town and meeting with …

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6.55 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.59 km

1.69 km

1.35 km

919 m

Surfaces

3.56 km

1.21 km

1.05 km

333 m

316 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 16 August

29°C

18°C

75 %

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Comments

April 28, 2023,🚶‍♂️ (TI) Fortezza Bellinzona (Mittelalter-Burgfestungen) + Altstadt Bellinzona

Visit to the three huge, undamaged fortifications from the Middle Ages in Bellinzona (built in the 15th century).
The complex consists of 3 large castles and these connecting defensive walls across the entire width of the valley, at that time an immensely large, insurmountable structure as protection against the Lombards, etc. Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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October 6, 2023,Castello di Montebello – Castello di Sasso Corbaro - Altstadt Bellinzona - Castel Grande 🇨🇭🥾☀️🍀

The fortress of Bellinzona with its three castles and defensive walls is the only and largest medieval distribution facility still visible. Originally built by the Dukes of Milan as a defense against the invasion of the Confederates, it blocked the entire Ticino Valley from the north. In 2000, UNESCO declared the Bellinzona Fortress a World Heritage Site.

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November 15, 2024,Les 3 châteaux de Bellinzona

Zero people.
Museums closed but ramparts accessible.
Sublime place.

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June 4, 2022,🇨🇭 Bellinzona: Markt und die Burgen

By train to market day in Bellinzona. There was live music, salami, mountain cheese, pollenta, pastries and a wide variety of specialties.
After that we are on the castles. On the ascent to the last castle, the bus happened to come and we "shortened" the arduous path in the sun.

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June 4, 2022,🇨🇭 3 🏰 in Bellinzona🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏼

On Saturdays there is a market in Bellinzona and we enjoyed the flair with live music, the smell of salami and polenta prepared on the street. Polenta was stirred in the copper kettle.
Then we went to all three castles and we enjoyed the view to Lake Maggiore.

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Bellinzona Historic Centre – Montebello Castle loop from Bellinzona

Fountain at Castelgrande in Bellinzona

Collegiate Church of Saints Peter and Stephen (Collegiata dei Santi Pietro e Stefano)

Bellinzona Historic Centre

Palazzo Civico Clock Tower

Bellinzona Ramparts

Murata Tunnel, Castelgrande

Sasso Corbaro Castle

Montebello Castle

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