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June 25, 2023
Hiking
1952
Construction of the first cable car connecting Orselina and Cardada; a collaboration between the Boldini company in Locarno and the Von Roll company in Thun.
First commissioning on December 26th with 7 employees. Fare at that time: CHF 5.-
Text / Source: Cardada impianti turistici SA, Via Santuario 5, 6644 Orselina, Switzerland
cardada.ch/de/cardada-cimetta/geschichte
•June 25, 2023
Hiking
The funicular and Giovanni Pedrazzini, the beginning of a story.
In 1896, Francesco Muscheletti, Giuseppe Varenna and Domenico Rigola had submitted an application for a concession …
•June 25, 2023
Hiking
The construction of the line, which began towards the end of 1904, was completed in just over a year; …
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