{"id":1575,"date":"2021-01-18T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidecomo.it\/en\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2021-01-18T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:19:59","slug":"campione-ditalia-lugano-and-bellinzona-the-charm-of-canton-ticino-7-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidecomo.it\/en\/campione-ditalia-lugano-and-bellinzona-the-charm-of-canton-ticino-7-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Campione d\u2019Italia, Lugano and Bellinzona: the charm of Canton Ticino (7 hours)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are here quite different aspects of Canton Ticino, there is the small Italian enclave of <strong>Campione<\/strong>, with its three ancient Lombard churches and the very modern<strong> Municipal Casino<\/strong>, designed by <strong>Mario Botta<\/strong>, the rich and lively cosmopolitan centre of <strong>Lugano<\/strong> and mediaeval <strong>Bellinzona<\/strong>, city of castles and a <strong>UNESCO world heritage site<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At<strong> Campione d\u2019Italia<\/strong> we find monuments worthy of note such as the <strong>former church of St Zenone<\/strong>, the<strong> oratory of St Peter Martyr <\/strong>and the <strong>shrine of St Mary of the Ghirli<\/strong> which is considered a national monument. 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