Biasca: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo a Biasca con campanello Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo a Biasca con campanello Photo: JoachimKohler-HB via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

In the area surrounding Biasca are Piano delle Formiche, Pizzo Bidensc, Pizzo di Borgéno and Poncione Rosso. For nature enthusiasts, these named points are specific landmarks of the landscape around Biasca.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Biasca.

Culture

In the wider regional area surrounding Biasca are Castello Sasso Corbaro, Bellinzona Monastery and Falconeria Locarno.

Biasca is a municipality and village in the Swiss canton of Ticino, in the Riviera district and the Riviera circle.

The Church of San Pietro e Paolo dates from the 11th century and is documented in 1213 as a parish church for the Blenio, Leventina and Ticino valleys.

Nature

Biasca lies at the meeting point of the Riviera, Blenio and Leventina valleys. The area of Biasca includes the left bank of the Ticino, where the Brenno flows into the Ticino.

The municipality of Biasca also includes Val Pontirone, which is enclosed to the east by peaks reaching almost 3,000 metres above sea level.

History

The earliest recorded written mention of Biasca appears in a liturgical codex from Pfäfers dating from 830; there, the historical name Abiasca appears.

For further destination options, you can also view Claro and Cresciano.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Riviera.

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