Monte Tamaro

Monte Tamaro from the east, on the right the mouth of the Ticino River into Lake Maggiore, on the eastern flank of the pass Monte Ceneri

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The Monte Tamaro is a mountain ( 1,960 m above sea level. M. ) in the Swiss canton of Ticino above the town of Rivera.

The from the famous architect Mario Botta designed in 1990 and built between 1992 and 1994 Cappella di S. Maria degli Angeli (1990 ) on the Alpe Foppa ( 1,567 m) makes the place a national celebrity. Inaugurated on September 1, 1996 and embellished with paintings by Enzo Cucchi chapel is reached by a cable car.

On the slopes of Monte Tamaro the Mountain Bike World Championships took place in 2003.

On Monte Tamaro is also a great radio station of Swisscom. About as parts of compounds from Ticino were transferred to the German Switzerland.

In addition, on Monte Tamaro a summer toboggan run, a bike park, several downhill trails and mountain bike trails available.

A popular hike leads from Monte Tamaro in about 4 ½ hours over several other peaks to Monte Lema ( 1,624 m). In good weather, the view to the Monte Rosa massif and the Matterhorn last.