Bellinzona Attractions

 
Three important North-South routes - the roads over the Alpine passes of St Gotthard, San Bernardino and Lucomagno - meet in the valley of the Ticino, and could in the past be closed by a barrier across the road at Bellinzona. The town thus occupied a key strategic situation for many centuries, and this led to its selection as the cantonal capital in 1878. It is now an educational focal point as well as the seat of cantonal administration. The town is still dominated by its three castles, an impressive example of a medieval defensive system which, together with a double circuit of walls, were built by the town's Milanese rulers in the second half of the 15th C. The three castles are UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Constructed in the 14th C, Castelgrande is the oldest of the three castles in Bellinzona.

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