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Extract from the Bellinzona Travel Guides:
Guarding the southern approaches to the San Gottardo and San Bernardino passes,
BELLINZONA
is the junction-point through which most traffic flows without stopping, but it's worth spending some quiet time here before the bustle of the lakes. High on the town's central rock, and accessible by lift from behind Piazza del Sole, is
Castelgrande
(Tues-Sun 9am-midnight;
www.castelgrande.ch
), most impressive of Bellinzona's three medieval castles. Steps wind down from here to the elegant Renaissance buildings of
Piazza Collegiata
, dominated by a lavish church and surrounded by atmospheri...
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