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nights…and you may find he opens at night only if he has enough bookings. Otherwise,
there are several alternatives along Via Teatro and Via Orico.
Locanda Orico
( 091 825 15 18; Via Orico 13; meals Sfr70-80; 11.45-2pm & 6.45-10pm Tue-Sat)
Behind the lace cur-
tains of this low-slung temple to good food you come across such creations as
gnocchetti
di patate alla zucca in una dadolat di camoscio in salmì
(little pumpkin gnocchi in jugged
chamois meat).
SWISS
€€
Castelgrande
( 091 826 23 53;
www.castelgrande.ch
;
Castelgrande; meals restaurant Sfr80-100, grotto Sfr50-60; restaurant
7-10pm Tue-Sat, noon-2pm Sun, grotto 11.30am-2pm & 7-9.30pm)
It's not often you get the chance to eat
inside a Unesco World Heritage Site. The restaurant itself is an elegant mix of classic and
modern tastes, including white linen and black leather chairs. Cuisine changes with the
seasons but is always a mix of Ticino and Italian, with flights of inventive fantasy. Try the
five-course tasting menu for Sfr85.
ITALIAN, TICINESE
€€€
Information
Tourist Office
( 091 825 21 31;
www.bellinzonaturismo.ch
;
Piazza Nosetto; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat
Apr-Oct, 9am-noon & 1.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat Nov-Mar)
Located in the restored Renaissance
Palazzo Civico (town hall).
Getting There & Around
BUS
Postal buses for destinations around the region depart from beside the train station.
CAR
The A2 motorway from Lugano passes here - of the two autostrada exits, 'Bellinzona
Nord' is marginally the best for the town centre. Most of the town centre is pedestrianised
or has metered parking only. There's an
underground car park
(Piazza del Sole; per hr Sfr2)
beneath
Piazza del Sole.
TRAIN
