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call_me_rhia Says: Next to the church, still high up above the village, there's a little gem, the "monumental" terraced cemetery as it is called here. Despite what one might think, this cemetary is far from being morbid or sad... there are beautiful tombs to see, including one in Egyptian...
call_me_rhia Says: The top sight in Morcote is the Chiesa di Santa Maria del Sasso, it's an old church founded in the 1300 by some friars coming from the French part of Switzerland. It's located above the village, it takes zillions of steps to walk up there, but the views over the village and...
mary2u99 Says: The church was founded in the 13th century on a panoramic terrace and contains renaissance frescoes.To get to the church you have to walk many steps..... but it was well worth it. The walk down was much more better though. View from the church was awesome.Opening...
dabuwan Says: There is a beautiful old arcade in Morcote, that runs parallel to the lake shore.It has a wonderful wooden ceiling and there are many small shops with souvenirs and local handicrafts, besides a few bars and restaurants.
dabuwan Says: This large beautiful church is a bit uphill from the lake: you have to climb a stair with a few hundred steps to reach it from central Morcote.The original construction dates back to the 15th century, on a pre-existent 12th century church. It is a very interesting and well...
dabuwan Says: The big Ceresio lake has shores both on the Italian and the Swiss sides. This part of the lake around Morcote is quite undeveloped: very peaceful, with few boats and a lot of vegetation.
dabuwan Says: The original medieval Morcote village is probably remained mostly unchanged through the centuries. Though very limited in area, it is an amazing labirynth of narrow alleys, paved with stone.
dabuwan Says: Hotel Carina is a good hotel in central Morcote, overlooking the lake. It has its own restaurant and a small pool.
dabuwan Says: Getting to Morcote by car can be time consuming. If you are visiting from Lugano on a daytrip, you can better take the regular Lugano-Morcote passenger boat. The service is frequent, fast and straightforward.
call_me_rhia Says: The village's coat of arms is quite bizarre. There are two colour, green and red - meaning hope and courage. In the green part there's a she-pig with her babies; this is taken from the coat of arms of the friars from Vienne (Switwerland) who once resided there. Today there...
call_me_rhia Says: Morcote is a small village with about 700 inhabitants on the shore of Lake Ceresio (Lake Lugano). It's a beautiful fishing village that has kept its traditional architecture and characteristics: painted houses with an arched passageway underneath and very narrow lanes with...
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The original medieval Morcote village is probably remained mostly unchanged through the centuries. Though very limited in area, it is an amazing labirynth of...
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A picturesque old town on Ceresio lake
Morcote is a small town in Canton Ticino, the southern, italian speaking, region of Switzerland. It is located about 20 kms south of Lugano, close to the border with Italy, on beautiful Ceresio...
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MORCOTE- once a fishing village
MORCOTE, was once a typical fisherman's village with porticoes and historical houses, characteristic narrow streets. The Capitano Tower, dating to the 14th century, the lakeshore promenade and the......
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Charming old village on the lake
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