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| Brissago (TI) | ||
| District, district, canton | Isoles, Locarno, Ticino | |
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| Residents | 1.773 (2016) | |
| height | 197 m | |
| Tourist info | 41 (0)848091091 www.ascona-locarno.com | |
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Brissago (around 1289: Brixago, German outdated: Brisa, in the local dialect: Brissàgh) is a Swiss border community that became famous for its tobacco and cigar factory.
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 Graphic representation of the location of the municipality of Brissago (Altweiß) in Locarno district (Light gray) | |
Brissago is a town and municipality in the Ticino. District Isole in Locarnese (amtl. Locarno district). The village is located on the northwest bank of the Lake MaggioreIt is a border community that has been active since the last century, also internationally, because of its tobacco products and cigar factory «Fabbrica Tabacchi Brissago" got known. The thin Virginia cigars are still produced there today under the brand name "Dannemann". You can read a short excerpt from the history of the community on the House side the community.
- Name of the inhabitants of Brissago: Brissaghesi.
Districts
From the western parish too Cannobio in the Mara valley to the east to Porto Ronco in the Creda valley, and to the Monte Limidario / Ghiridone with its 2188 m (7178 feet) altitude in the north, Brissago comprises 13 hamlets (ital. Frazioni) on a three-part mountain ridge. Above the Borgo: At the Costa di Dentro it is Caccio, Cartogna, Gadero, Nevedone, Porta and Rossorino; on and next to the Costa di Mezzo then Noveledo, Cadogno, Incella, Tecetto and Piazza; at the Costa di Fuori via Madonna di Ponte and the newly expanded retirement and nursing home of the municipal foundation "Casa San Giorgio" overlooking the lake, the largest of these hamlets, Piodina; the little road leads up to the Maiensäss Cortaccio. The two are located on the lake side in the municipality Islands Isola Grande and Sant'Apollinare in front Porto Ronco. The center is on the lake below Hauptstrasse 13that the place along the lake severed.
Etymology (origin) of the place name
The place name Brissago derives from the Latin name of the person Briccius with the addition of the ending -acus from.
climate
| Brissago | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean highest air temperature in ° C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | O | 4.8 |
| Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | O | 3 |
| Precipitation in mm | 88 | 88 | 127 | 214 | 222 | 182 | 186 | 207 | 241 | 219 | 179 | 73 | Σ | 2026 |
| Rainy days in the month | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Σ | 100 |
| Length of sunshine per day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | O | 6.3 |
http://www.myswitzerland.com/de-ch/wetter/klimadaten.cfm?rkey=829 SRF Meteo (As of: 2014-02-14) | ||||||||||||||
Current Weather map the high and low pressure areas as well as cloud formations over Europe. See also Climate on Lake Maggiore.
getting there
By plane
The closest airports to Brissago are:
- The cantonal 1 Locarno Airport
(IATA: ZJI) near Gordola, on the Magadino plain, because of the total length of the slopes and those in its immediate vicinity Bolle di Magadino nature reserve not flown to in regular service. There is therefore no public transport connection there. - The 2 Lugano airport
(IATA: LUG) in Agno is the small regional airport located in the Sottoceneri. - The 3 Milan Malpensa Airport(IATA: MXP) in Ferno is a large international airport and the recommended airport in terms of price. To continue your journey, take an S-Bahn line in the basement of the airport train station located at T1 P. 30 Direction Bellinzona.
By train
Brissago is not on any railway line and can therefore only be reached from the nearest train station Locarno in Muralto can be reached by bus No. 316. For the journey by train to Locarno see Locarno district - arrival by train.
By bus
Of Locarno and Ascona From there, take the number 316 bus in the direction of Brissago from the Locarno SBB train station (in Muralto) or one of the next stops.
Bus route № 316 Locarno ↔ Brissago(and vice versa)
Stops
:Locarno, Stazione ↔Locarno, Via della Pace ↔Locarno, Piazza Castello ↔Ascona, San Materno ↔Ascona, Baraggie ↔Ascona, Posta ↔Ascona, Moscia ↔Porto Ronco, «Acapulco» ↔Porto Ronco, «Rivabella» ↔Porto Ronco, Posta ↔Porto Ronco, Crodolo Verbano ↔ Brissago, «Miralago» ↔ Brissago, Clinica «Hildebrand» ↔ Brissago, Municipio ↔ Brissago, Piazza del Sole ↔ Brissago, Co'di Campo ↔
Timetable: Course book routes № 62.316 (CH).
Comment: Drives daily. No transport of bicycles.
Transfer options: In Brissago, Posta change to bus line № 3 (Verbania ↔ Cannobio ↔ Brissago) for destinations along the lake between Brissago and Verbania. Or in the minibus on bus route number 8 (Brissago ↔ Ronco sopra Ascona) for destinations via Porto Ronco to Ronco sopra Ascona.
Operator:Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi (FART).
From Ronco sopra Ascona with the minibus of the FART line № 8. Ronco sopra Ascona - Brissago (and vice versa).
From Verbania from Pallanza with the coach of the VCO line № 3. Pallanza - Intra - Ghiffa - Cannero - Cannobio - Brissago (and vice versa). '
In the street
Coming from the north, it is best to drive either through the Gotthard road tunnel or through the Bernardino road tunnel (national road 13) to the Bellinzona-Süd exit of national road 2, then continue through the densely built-up Magadino Locarno. Coming from Valais, the route over the Simplon Pass and the Centovalli is the fastest connection, although in the Centovalli the road is extremely narrow and not recommended for inexperienced drivers or with caravans.
The road around Locarno in a long tunnel does not require a vignette. Continue on Ascona past (tunnel) and on the lakeside road (note speed limits!) to Brissago.
By boat
Regular Italian boat courses Navigazione Lake Maggiore (NLM) of Ascona and the Italian lakeside towns.
mobility
The local public transport within the village has only a few stops that are also used in the Ticino interzone traffic. Zones in the “Arcobaleno” public transport tariff network Tessin and Moesano (CTM). Please refer Arrival by bus.
Tourist Attractions
Buildings
Unfortunately, like most places in Ticino, Brissago also suffers from the rampant overbuilding with “modernist-cubic concrete” holiday and condominium buildings, which have been built since the 1970s to this day instead of venerable villas from the 19th century and their parks as well as some beautiful patrician houses were and will be. Thus, the townscape is also when driving through the Schweizer Hauptstrasse 13 characterized only by a few preserved historical houses.
Factories
- 1 Tobacco factory and Centro "Dannemann", Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 55, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41 (0)917868130, 41(0)917868131 (Events), Fax: (0)917868149. Founded in 1847 as Fabbrica Tabacchi Brissago by Lombard emigrants, the factory still produces the cigars that are known everywhere. In 1999 the factory was taken over by the Dannemann Group, which today also operates the Centro Dannemann, which is connected to the factory and functions as a visitor center. Here, interested parties can find out everything about the world of cigars. A guided tour gives you an introduction to the art of cigar production. You can also visit one of the largest walk-in “humidors” in Europe, which is located in the Centro Dannemann. The room is made of 100% cedar wood. Neither glue nor nails were used in the construction. As part of the tour, visitors can also watch a cigar being rolled. There is a cigar tasting and, at the end, a Brazilian cocktail and canapés.Open: Thursday and Friday from April to October, guided tours are offered from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can register for the guided tour at the Brissago tourist office.Price: 22 CHF pp and takes around 2.5 hours. Rolling a cigar yourself costs 18 CHF pp extra.
Sacred buildings
- 2 Chiesa della "Madonna del Ponte" (Eng .: Church of the «Madonna of the Bridge», also called Chiesa della «Santa Maria in Selva»), Via Valmara, Brissago, CH 6614 (is southwest of the center of Brissago.). The church built from local granite from 1520 (MDXX) to 1666 (MDCLXVI), on a former cemetery chapel attested in the 13th (XIII) century, is considered to be one of the most important creations of Lombard-Tuscan Renaissance architecture in Switzerland.
The octagonal dome with colonnade and the free-standing bell tower are characteristic. The construction was planned by the architect Giovanni Beretta in 1520 (MDXX). From 1526 (MDXXVI) to 1528 (MDXXVIII) the altar, dome and choir were built. 1574 (MDLXXIV) to 1600 (MDC) the nave. From 1590 (MDXC) his son Pietro took over the plant and built the main facade according to his plans. The church tower was built from 1545 (MDXLV) to around 1666 (MDCLXVI). Under the archway on the ground in front of the church (protected by chains) is a memorial plaque dedicated to the famous Neapolitan composer Ruggero Leoncavallo 1857 (MDCCCLVII) - 1919 (MCMXIX), honorary citizen of Brissago, and his wife Bertha. The composer died in Montecatini Terme in 1919 (MCMXIX) and was first discovered in Florence in the Cemetery of the Holy Doors (ital. cimitero delle Porte Sante) buried. In 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) his and his wife Bertha's remains were removed from Florence by his earlier request and reburied in the nearby seventeenth-century porch.The church of the «Madonna del Ponte» is one of the clearest creations of the Lombard-Tuscan renaissance of Lake Maggiore and perhaps Brissago's masterpiece (Gilardoni, MCMLXXIX)
- 3 Chiesa dei "Santi Pietro e Paolo" (eng .: Parish church of "Saint Peter and Paul"), Via Debarcadero, Brissago, CH 6614. In the 16th (XVI) century the Catholic parish church was built in the Lombard Renaissance style (Bramantino).
- 4 Santuario "Sacro Monte dell'Addolorata" (eng .: Pilgrimage church «Holy Hill of the Afflicted»), Gradinata del Calvario, Brissago, CH 6614 (In the eastern town center, the via Gerusalemme leads to the piazzetta decorated with oleanders, which leads to the stairs of the Calvario. Through the atrium of the first chapel, which is to be understood as the entrance door, one can follow the stations of the Via Crucis to finally reach the chapel "the Giudei" or the flagellation, a small octagonal building with a turret and atrium, at the level of the drivable street to get.). Baroque complex with the church of S. Maria Addolorata, in a prominent location on a rock head. At the beginning of the 18th (XVIII) century when the builder Girolamo Tirinanzi from Cadogno found a way (the via Crucis) prepared over the valley, he left on a rock head of the Monte Capriccio (later Monte Addolorato) a first chapel as a tabernacle in honor of the Madonna Addolorata set up, which was immediately topped up with a lantern as a permanent reminder. As early as 1709 (MDCCIX) it was replaced by a centralizing building. The rotunda is integrated into the current church, built from 1767 (MDCCLXVII) to 1773 (MDCCLXXIII) by order of Antonio Francesco Branca.
Museums
- Museum in the "Branca-Baccalà" palace (Curator: Marco Scotoni), Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41 (0)917932288, Email: [email protected]. In a building from the 17th (XVII) century by the 1990s Patroness Baroness Hildegarde Baroness von Münchhausen (born Alsatian Countess von Dürckheim) opened a museum.Open: March - October, Wed.-Sat. 10: 00-12: 00/16: 00-18: 00.Price: Adults 5 CHF, schoolchildren and students 3 CHF.
Streets and squares
- Via Ruggero Leoncavallo, Via Ruggero Leoncavallo, Brissago, CH 6614. is a section of the national road 13, which leads through the town of Brissago and named after the famous Neapolitan composer and librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo 1857-1919 and honorary citizen of Brissago.
activities
The hill zone with the laburnum forest and the lake offer good opportunities: boat trips, sailing and windsurfing, tennis, walks and hikes in the mountains.
- Guided tours of the hamlets offered by the municipality from spring to autumn.
- Guided tour of OFIMA's Verbano hydropower center, Brissago.
- Guided tour of the "Dannemann" center of the tobacco factory, Brissago.
- Visiting the oratories in the hamlets is possible after consultation with the parish (ital. Parrocchia), although the keys to the oratorios of "San Bartolomeo" can be obtained in the hamlet of Porta, "Madonna delle Grazie" in the hamlet of Gadero, "Santi Rocco e Sebastiano" in the hamlet of Incella and "San Macario" in the hamlet of Piodina.
- Geocaching in Brissago and the surrounding area.
Regular events
- Epiphany Swimming. On January 6th, Epiphany, the Epiphany Swimming takes place in the port of Brissago. A distance of 80 meters has to be covered in the harbor basin.
shop
Grocery store
- 1 Minimercato CRAI (Grocery store, owner: Ch. Progler & J. Winter), Via Costa di Dentro 1, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917933276, Fax: 41(0)917933277. Grocery store takes part in the "Commissionarie Riunite Alta Italia (CRAI)" Suisse SA grocery purchasing cooperative.
Market / weekly market
Next weekly markets in Canobbio and Luino (see below). Good shopping also in Losone and Ascona.
kitchen
1 Osteria Grotto Borei, Via Ghiridone, CH 6614 Piodina. Tel.: (0)917930195. The Battistessi family's grotto at around 800 m above sea level, with a wide view of the lake, reserve! The access via Piodina is signposted.Open: Wed, Thu closed.Price: 15-40 SFR.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Garni e Ristorante "Sole" **, Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 76, Brissago, CH 6614 (wikimapia.org). Tel.: 41(0)917931148, Fax: 41 (0)917931211. Hotel-garni with an attached restaurant. The Sole from 1886 is still run by the Jelmini family today and offers its guests a simple, beautiful and clean hotel with the new building from the 1970s.Feature: Garni.
security
| Emergency numbers | |
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| Gendarmerie (canton police): | 112 |
| Fire Department : | 118 |
| Ambulance : | 144 |
| Poison Control: | 145 |
| Air ambulance: | 1414 |
| Breakdown Service (TCS): | 140 |
crime towards strangers is rare in Brissago. Nevertheless, it is advisable to observe the usual safety rules as everywhere; Caution helps to avoid unpleasant or even dangerous situations:
- Opportunity makes thieves! As everywhere in busy travel destinations, valuables should not obviously be left behind in the expensive vehicle in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
- 1 Commando Polizia Municipale (eng .: Municipal police command), Piazza Municipio 1, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917868165, Mobile: 41 (0)79346917, Fax: (0)917868166, Email: [email protected]. Open: Counter hours: Mon.-Fri. 10: 00-11: 30/15: 00-17: 00.
health
pharmacy
- Farmacia "Bianda" (Owners: Horvath Thomas, Bianda Luca), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 7, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917932065, Fax: 41(0)917932934. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products.Open: Mon-Fri: 8.30 a.m.-12 p.m. 1.30 p.m.-6.30 p.m., Sat: 8.30 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Farmacia "Nuova" (Owner: Oswald Hans Peter), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 36, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917932525, Fax: 41(0)917932526. 1985 Established retail sales of pharmaceutical products. German is also spoken here.Open: 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. 1.45 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.; Closed on Saturday afternoons.
Pharmacies on duty, call № 41 (0) 8001828 or on the Internet www.farmacielocarnese.ch.
doctor
- Dott. François Stefanicki (General Practitioner), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 17, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917932414, Fax: 41(0)917933222.
- Dott.ssa Gabriela Sander (Dentist specializing in odontiatrics), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 40, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917930606, Email: [email protected].
Doctors on duty, call № 41 (0) 8001828.
Hospital, polyclinic
- 2 Clinica "Hildebrand", Via Crodolo 18, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)917868686, Fax: 41 (0)917868687, Email: [email protected]. Clinic specializing in rehabilitation.Open: Visiting hours: Mon.-Fri. 10: 30-13: 30/16: 00-20: 00, Sat. 10: 30-20: 00.Webcam image (every 5 minutes) from the roof of the clinic eastwards.
Practical advice
- 3 Duck Turistico Lago Maggiore (E.T.L.M.) (eng .: Lake Maggiore Tourist Office), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 25, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)848091091, Fax: 41 (0)917597694, Email: [email protected]. Offers all the usual tourist information.
- 4 Swiss Post - PT Brissago (eng .: Swiss Post - PT Brissago), Via Ruggero Leoncavallo 44, Brissago, CH 6614. Tel.: 41(0)848888888, Fax: 41(0)844888888, Email: customer [email protected]. Open: Mon.-Fri. 07: 45-11: 30/15: 00-18: 00, Sa. 08: 30-11: 00.Price: Postage stamps Prices for postcards and letters up to 20 g per item Switzerland - postal network section as well as in more detail www.post.ch.
trips
Excursions to the neighboring communities (ital.: Comunità) from Cannobio (VB) and Ronco sopra Ascona (TI). They are on the opposite side of the lake Pino Lake Maggiore (VA) and Tronzano Lake Maggiore (VA).
- Ascona - Traffic-calmed village with many cafes on the well-known picturesque lake promenade.
- Borromean Islands - World famous and worth more than one trip.
- Brissago Islands - The two Brissago Islands are in front of you Porto Ronco and are a landmark of the Swiss part of the lake basin. The larger of the two islands is open to the public. There is a botanical garden on it with around 1500 different plant species. (Mid-March-mid-October daily 9 am-5pm, guided tours Tel. (0) 917 914 361)
- Cannobio - Cannobio is the northernmost Italian town on the lake. It is known for the typical Italian market that takes place every Sunday.
- Verbania - Is the largest city on the lake.
- Locarno -Is the next bigger city.
- Ronco sopra Ascona - Ronco is a small place above the lake between Ascona and Brissago, with a wonderful view from the piazza by the church over Lake Maggiore. From Ronco there is a one-hour hiking trail to Ascona with magnificent views of Lake Maggiore.
- Bellinzona - To the castle fortifications.
- Verzasca valley - To the reservoir.
hike
- Nature exploration in the Val Grande National Park or up to the local mountain Gridone (Ghiridone = Limidario).
- Hiking suggestions For Brissago on hikr.org.
- Six-day hiking trip over the mountains from Airolo to Brissago. Difficulty T2 to 3.
- Brissago is from Monte Limidario and the less spectacular Pizzo Leone towers above.
Weekly markets
- Wednesdays in Luino, on the opposite side of the lake in a south-westerly direction; Can only be reached directly by ship from "Brissago, Porto" (ship landing stage) in summer.
- friday in Intra. With the bus № 3 from "Brissago, Posta" or in summer also by boat from "Brissago, Porto" (ship landing stage).
- Sunday in Cannobio, one of the largest, if not the largest, weekly market on the north shore of the lake. With the bus № 3 from "Brissago, Posta" or in summer also by boat from "Brissago, Porto" (ship landing stage).
literature
Generally
: The department store king and the beautiful in Ticino, Max Emden and the Brissago Islands; Vol.G. Frauenfeld: Huber publishing house, 2010 (I), ISBN 978-3-7193-1551-1 , P. 312; Size 232 x 148 x 300 mm (9.1 x 5.8 x 11.8), 589 g (20.8 oz), hardcover with 24 pages of photos (German).
Maps
Federal Office of Topography · Office fédéral de topographie (Ed.): Brissago: Topographic Map 1: 25000; Vol.1332. Wobble: Swisstopo, 2010, National map - Carte nationale, ISBN 978-3302013329 . Folding plan, size 19.2 x 12.8 x 0.8 cm.
Art guide
: Brissago. In:GSK (Ed.): Swiss art guide; Vol.662. Bern, ISBN 3-85782-662-2 .
; GSK (Ed.): Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Bellinzona: Edizioni Casagrande, 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , Pp. 151, 152, 206, 208, 210.
Web links
- http://www.brissago.ch - Brissago official website
