Ticino, Switzerland · Europe
Mendrisio works well as a base: 5 minutes from Riva San Vitale, 13km from Lake Lugano (Swiss side).
Mendrisio is in Ticino, Switzerland, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Riva San Vitale, about 4 km away.
Mendrisio (Italian: [menˈdriːzjo]; Lombard: Mendrís [menˈdriːs]) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was boosted in size on 4 April 2004Read more
when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009 it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Mendrisio is served by Mendrisio railway station and Mendrisio San Martino railway station.
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Within an hour or so of Mendrisio: Morcote (8 km), Brunate Funicular Viewpoint (11 km), Lake Lugano (Swiss side) (13 km), MV Agusta Museum (17 km).
The nearest famous roads are Lake Como Shore Road, San Bernardino Pass and Passo dello Spluga (Splugenpass).
Mendrisio is in Ticino, Switzerland, about 4 km from Riva San Vitale.
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Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.
Full driving guide for Switzerland8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Former fishing village stacked against the hillside at Lake Lugano's southern tip: arcaded lanes, palm-lined quays and the 400-step climb to Santa Maria del Sasso; voted Switzerland's most beautiful village in 2016.
8 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A historic funicular climbs from Como city to Brunate for a sweeping balcony view over the lake and Alps.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A Mediterranean-flavoured lake straddling Switzerland and Italy, framed by steep mountains and the charming Italian-speaking town of Lugano.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A museum dedicated to MV Agusta's legendary racing heritage near Varese, showcasing decades of championship-winning motorcycles.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A stunning 18th-century lakeside villa on a wooded promontory of Lake Como, famous as a film location for Star Wars and James Bond.
20 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Bond convalesces in the terraced gardens of this lakeside villa in Casino Royale; it also appeared in Star Wars Episode II.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A grand 18th-century lakeside villa on Lake Como famous for its botanical gardens with azaleas, rhododendrons, and Canova sculptures.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The pearl of Lake Como, set on a promontory where the lake's two southern arms divide, lined with grand villas and gardens.
25 km · about 30 min drive
20 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
April to October
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