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Giornico - San Nicolao Attractions

The village of Giornico (378 m/1,240ft) straddles the Ticino, with handsome old stone houses and two fine Romanesque churches on the right bank. To the right of the road the church of San Nicolao (12th C.), has a beautiful three-aisled crypt; higher up is Santa Maria di Castello. At the end of the village stands a monument commemorating a victory by 600 men of the Valle Leventina and the canton of Uri over a force of 10,000 Milanese on December 28, 1478.

Beyond this, after crossing the railroad, a beautiful waterfall on the Cramosina is seen on the right. After the next crossing of the railroad, also on the right, is the Biaschina power station (30,000 kW). The vegetation now takes on an increasing southern character (figs, mulberries); the vines are grown on pergolas, in the manner characteristic of the south.
Hans Josephsohn (La Congiunta Museum)
Sculptures (1950-1991) of the artist Hans Josephsohn.
Address
Giornico Museo Hans Josephsohn - La Congiunta
Burstwiesenstrasse 26
Zurigo
CH-6745 Giornico
Switzerland
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Tips
Retrieve key from Giornico restaurant.
Lenventina Museum
The typical atmosphere of Leventina's past is achieved through a display of tools, handcrafts weights and measures.
Address
Giornico Museo di Leventina
Casa Stanga
CH-6745 Giornico
Switzerland
Hours
April 15 to September 30
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Open14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
Season officially opens on Easter.
Facilities
Gift shop
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