Film and TV locations in Ticino
12 places to shoot in Ticino, Switzerland: 3 hotels and hotel interiors, 2 offices, schools and public buildings, 2 theatres, arenas and venues and 5 more. 4 have a photo and 0 carry practical details the location publishes itself.
What is here
- Hotels and interiors 3
- Offices, schools and public buildings 2
- Theatres, arenas and venues 2
- Film studios and backlots 2
- Castles and estates 1
- Forests and lakes 1
- Transport and infrastructure 1
Academy of Architecture, Mendrisio
Office, school & public building
Architecture school in Mendrisio built around a nineteenth century villa and park with newer teaching pavilions, listed among the Ticino film commission locations.
Castelgrande, Bellinzona
Castle & estate
Rock fortress in the centre of Bellinzona, part of a World Heritage group of three castles, with curtain walls, two towers, a lift through the rock and modern halls by Aurelio Galfetti.
Monte Verita
Hotel & interiors
Hill above Ascona holding the Bauhaus style hotel of 1927 by Emil Fahrenkamp, the wooden Casa Anatta and a park, run as a conference and museum estate.
USI Lugano campus
Office, school & public building
University campus in the Lugano district of Besso, with lecture blocks, courtyards and modern teaching interiors, entered in the Ticino film commission location catalogue.
Cinema Lux, Massagno
Theatre, arena & venue
Neighbourhood art house cinema at Massagno beside Lugano, listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue and marked there as a green location.
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Ex Piscina Pompeiana, Arzo
Theatre, arena & venue
Disused open air swimming pool at Arzo near the marble quarries, laid out in a Pompeian style and listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue.
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Grand Hotel Muralto
Hotel & interiors
Large belle epoque hotel of 1876 on the lake front at Muralto next to Locarno, long out of use, listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue.
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Hotel Vezia
Hotel & interiors
Roadside hotel at Vezia just north of Lugano listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue, with garden, pool and plain modern guest rooms.
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Nebel Studios
Studio & backlot
Production studio at Grancia south of Lugano, listed by the national film commission as one of the studio facilities available to visiting productions in Italian speaking Switzerland.
Parco Villa Costanza, Viganello
Forest & lake
Public park around a nineteenth century villa at Viganello in Lugano, with mature trees, terraces and lawns, listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue.
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Ponte via Interlenghi, Chiasso
Transport & infrastructure
Road bridge in the border town of Chiasso listed in the Ticino film commission location catalogue, close to the customs area and the railway yards on the Italian frontier.
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RSI Studios Comano
Studio & backlot
Television and multimedia base of Italian speaking Swiss public broadcasting on the hill above Lugano, with production studios, control rooms and technical halls.
What Switzerland pays back
Switzerland runs the Filmstandortförderung Schweiz (FiSS), worth 20% (40% for minority co-productions and technical costs). Work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
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