Carona: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The surrounding area of Carona includes Monte Brè, Monte Generoso, Monte Boglia and Poncione di Breno. Anyone who wants to keep the surrounding mountain landscape in view when travelling to Carona will find several named points of reference for this.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Carona.

Culture and history

The wider regional surroundings of Carona include the Civico Museo D'arte Moderna E Contemporanea, the Museo Tattile Varese, Villa Augusta and Villa Mirabello. Those who also consider Carona from a cultural perspective will thus find four specifically named places in the wider regional surroundings.

An archival document from Lugano Storia refers to Carona's municipal petition in connection with a law enacted by the Grand Council in 1803 on the organisation of municipalities.

Carona's documented municipal history dates back to 1803 and includes a procedure concerning the organisation of municipalities, as well as Carona's request for clarification from the government commissioner of the Lugano district.

Geographical location

Carona lies on the southern slope of the Monte San Salvatore massif, on a morphological terrace between 580 and 750 metres above sea level, overlooking the Gulf of Morcote and the Melide saddle. Southeast of Carona lies Parco San Grato, a botanical garden on a hill with collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and conifers, at approximately 690 to 750 metres above sea level.

Landscape

The area of Carona encompasses extensive areas of deciduous and coniferous forest, historic agricultural terraces and grass-covered open spaces.

The historic village centre has a compact layout: terraced roads and courtyards follow the slopes of the Arbostora peninsula.

Nature

Alpe Vicania is part of a nature and landscape conservation area recognised at municipal and cantonal level.

More local pages: Agno Ti, Vezia, Sigirino, Brusino Arsizio, Novaggio, Cadempino, Morcote, Sessa

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