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Virtual landscapes are Quicktime images in which you can move with the
help of the mouse. Using zoom buttons you can also zoom in and out. The nicest views are marked with a
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QuickTime
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Chüebodenhorn - 171 KB
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Astonishing 360 degrees view from Chüebodenhorn Peak over
Ticino's glaciers. Behind the pole that marks the summit there is the
magnificient Rotondo Peak; on the right the Bedretto Valley, then the
Chüebodengletcher; on the left the Uri mountains. |
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Corona dei Pinci - 119 KB |
Summer sunset on Maggiore Lake as seen from Corona dei Pinci.
On the left you can see Locarno and Ascona threatened
by the shade, while on the opposite side of the lake the Gambarogno villages
enjoy the last rays of sun. On the right Cannobio is also getting ready for
the night. |
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Gazzirola - 167 KB |
View over Sopraceneri and
Sottoceneri from Mount Gazzirola's
grassy summit. In the middle you can see the Maggiore Lake, while on the
right Mount Camoghè hides Piano di Magadino. On the left, past the sign, you
can see the Colla Valley with the Lugano Lake on the background. Further on
there is the Cavargna Valley and a slice of Como Lake. |
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Gradiccioli - 172 KB
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360 degrees view from Mount Gradiccioli,
on the crest that divides Lugano from Luino. Over the fence the Vedeggio
Valley leads to Lugano Lake. Further right, past the crest that reaches
Mount Lema, you can see the Maggiore Lake. On the opposide side of the crest
there is Mount Tamaro. |
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Gridone - 149 KB
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Centovalli, Cannobina Valley and
some nice mountain peaks as seen from
Mount Gridone. The Centovalli
are on the left, below the shining rocks of Peak Ruscada. Following the
river, on the right, you get to Locarno and the Maggiore Lake, that showes
up behind a steep crest. On the opposite side, in the bright October light,
a small valley that leads down to Cannobio. |
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Cima della Laurasca - 172 KB |
A 360 degrees view from
Cima della Laurasca over the Val
Grande National Park. In the middle you can see the small Lago del Marmo. On
the right first you meet the narrow crest that leads to Cimone di
Cortechiuso, then the crest that goes thorough Cima di Campo, and finally
the Cimone di Straolgio, a bulky peak that indicates the borders of the
National Park. |
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Cima di Medeglia - 214 KB |
Sponsored by my friend Marzio, a
nice 360 degrees panorama from Cima di Medeglia. Looking on the right, you
see the Maggiore Lake embraced by the first snowy mountains, then the
Magadino Plain, and finally Mount Camoghè, the high snowy peak that marks
the border of Sopracenery. Further on the right the landscape is overlooked
by the Sottocenery hills. Behind them you can see the Ceresio Lake. |
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Pizzo d'Orgnana - 153 KB |
A look at the peaks of Vallemaggia
(on the left) and Verzasca (on the right) as seen from
Pizzo d'Orgnana. On the South
the Maggiore Lake is covered with autumn fog. |
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Motto della Tappa - 181 KB |
Lights and shades on
Motto della Tappa. On the left
the wide pastures of the Cavargna Valley; on the right the woody valleys
that head dpwn to Bellinzona, on the north. |
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Pizzo Vogorno - 169 KB
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A 360 degrees twist on top of
Pizzo di Vogorno, to go from the quiet
Maggiore Lake waters to the vertical Verzasca Valley crests. On the left the
lonesome Carecchio Valley with its vertical walls; on the right some smaller
mountains that plunge into the Vogorno and Maggiore lakes. |
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Monte Zeda - 107 KB
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Enchanting look from the west side
of Mount Zeda covered with a dusting of
snow. On the left you can see Mount Vadà, then on the right, after a chain
of foggy mountains that lie on the other side of the lake, you can see
Peak Marona and Mottarone.
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