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Como
thumb|Life Electric, by [[Daniel Libeskind, to celebrate scientist Alessandro Volta (2015)]] thumb|300px|Villa Olmo and its public gardens on the lakefront
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Matterhorn
The is a mountain of the European Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is above sea level, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe. Sometimes referred to as the "Mountain of Mountains" (German: Berg der Berge), it has become an indelible emblem of the Alps and is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the world. The Matterhorn has four faces, each roughly oriented toward one of the four cardinal points. Three of the
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Lake Maggiore
lake in Italy and Switzerland
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Campione d'Italia
comune and exclave of Italy, surrounded by Switzerland
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Lake Lugano
lake in Switzerland and Italy
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Valsolda
Valsolda is a comune (municipality) of about 1,400 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy on the border with Switzerland. It is located about north of Milan, about north of Como and east of Lugano.
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Lyskamm
Lyskamm (, formerly Lyskamm, literally "crest of the Lys"), also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"), is a mountain () in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilometre-long ridge with two distinct peaks. The mountain has gained a reputation for seriousness because of the many cornices lying on the ridge and the frequent avalanches, thus leading to its nickname the Menschenfresser ("people eater"). center|thumb|290x290px|Lyskamm from the Glacier du Lys summer 2017 center|thumb|290x290px|Lyskamm from the Pyramide Vincent summer 2017
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Breithorn
The Breithorn (; German for literally "broad horn"; 13,661 ft. or 4,160 m) is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name (but also called Breithorn (Western Summit)), located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and east of the Theodul Pass. Most of the massif is glaciated and includes several subsidiary peaks, all located east of the main summit: the Central Breithorn, the western Breithorn Twin (or Eastern Breithorn), the Gendarm (or eastern Breitho
Mont Dolent
mountain in the Mont Blanc massif
Dent d'Hérens
mountain in the Pennine Alps
Piz Palü
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Castor
mountain in the Pennine Alps
Monte Leone
mountain of the Lepontine Alps
Pizzo Badile
mountain between Italy and Switzerland
Ludwigshöhe
mountain in the Pennine Alps
Nordend
Nordend (meaning north end in German) is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dunantspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).
Signalkuppe
The Signalkuppe (in German, pronounced seeg-nall-koo-pay) also known as Punta Gnifetti (in Italian) (4,554 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.
Monte Generoso
mountain of the Lugano Prealps
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Zumsteinspitze
The Zumsteinspitze (Punta Zumstein in Italian) (4,563 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa.
Parrotspitze
The Parrotspitze (in Italian, the Punta Parrot) (4,434 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. It is located south of Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif. The mountain is named after Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot, a German doctor, who made an attempt on the Piramide Vincent with Joseph Zumstein in 1816.
Piz Zupò
mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps
Mont Vélan
mountain
Bellavista
mountain in Italy/Switzerland
Pollux
mountain in the Pennine Alps
Basòdino
The Basòdino is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in the canton of Ticino, after the Rheinwaldhorn.
Crast' Agüzza
mountain
Tête Blanche
mountain
Piz Scerscen
mountain
Grand Golliat
mountain of the Pennine Alps
Grenzgipfel
The Grenzgipfel (4,618 m) (German for Border Summit) is a peak of Monte Rosa Massif (Pennine Alps), located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.
Lago di Lei
lake in Lombardy, Italy / Grisons, Switzerland
Pizzo Cengalo
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Wasenhorn
The Wasenhorn (German, ; ) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig (Swiss canton of Valais) and Varzo (Italian region of Piedmont), just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area. Politically the Wasenhorn is split between the municipalities of Ried-Brig and Varzo.
Piz Argient
mountain
Hillehorn
The Hillehorn (also spelled Hillenhorn) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located between the Gantertal and the Binntal in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy. The main summit has an elevation of 3,181 meters, while the Italian border culminates on the secondary summit named Punta Mottiscia at 3,158 meters. Between the two peaks is the Hillejoch.
Bortelhorn
The Bortelhorn (also known as Punta del Rebbio) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. On its west side it overlooks the Gantertal.
Jägerhorn
The Jägerhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is the northernmost summit of Monte Rosa, at a height of 3,970 metres above sea level, and overlooks the village of Macugnaga on its east side (in the Italian region of Piedmont), 2,600 metres below. On its west side it overlooks the Gorner Glacier (Swiss canton of Valais).
Ofenhorn
The Ofenhorn (also known as ''Punta d'Arbola'') is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. It is located between the valleys of Binn and Formazza.
Portjengrat
The Portjengrat (also known as '''''Pizzo d'Andolla''''') is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed. The summit of the Portjengrat has an elevation of 3,654 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the valleys of Saas, Divedro (both in Valais) and Antrona (in Piedmont). It is the culminating point of the Antrona valley.
Piz Varuna
mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps
Mont Brûlé
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Blinnenhorn
The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.
Helsenhorn
The Helsenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Binn in the Swiss canton of Valais. With a height of 3,272 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Binntal. The border with Italy runs approximately 200 metres south-east of the summit and culminates at 3,247 metres.
Piz da las Trais Linguas
mountain
Cima di Jazzi
mountain
Mont Gelé
mountain
Gridone
The Gridone, Ghiridone or Monte Limidario is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lake Maggiore near Brissago. At 2,188 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland.
Pizzo Tambò
mountain in Italy and Switzerland
Tête de Valpelline
mountain
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Tresa
The river Tresa leaves Lake Lugano at a point between Lavena Ponte Tresa in Italy and Ponte Tresa in Switzerland and flows into Lake Maggiore near Luino, a few hundred metres after joining the Margorabbia. At the outflow from Lake Lugano the river is crossed by a bridge which unites the Swiss and Italian parts of Ponte Tresa; a customs post divides them.
Piz Chavalatsch
mountain
Mont Avril
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Monte del Forno
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Cima di Rosso
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
La Spedla
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Piz Lad
mountain in the Sesvenna Group at the border South Tyrol / Grissons
Monte Lema
Mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy
Cima della Bondasca
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Gobba di Rollin
mountain
Piz Sena
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy