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Fortini della Fame – Tower 2 Ai Munt

Fortini della Fame – Tower 2 Ai Munt

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Fortini della Fame – Tower 2 Ai Munt

Name: Fortini della Fame – Tower 2 Ai Munt
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Location: Camorino, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland

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1. From Camorino to the fortini della Fame – loop tour

4.62km

01:37

270m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. From Giubiasco to Lake Carmena – loop tour

15.5km

05:21

830m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. LostPlace Cable Car loop from Giubiasco

8.14km

02:56

490m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Tamara (unterwegs)

November 19, 2019

The towers of the Fortini della Fame (Hunger Fortresses) form a military line of defense. They were created in the mid-19th century and are located in the Magadino plain between Camorino, Sementina and Monte Carasso. The defense line was supposed to protect against attacks by the Habsburg monarchy.

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Werner 🚶‍♂️🚵‍♂️🚴‍♂️

April 25, 2025

The "Fortini della Fame" – Hunger Fortresses or Hunger Towers – are historical monuments closely linked to the turbulent history of the 19th century. These cylindrical structures are the remaining remnants of a fortification system consisting of 36 towers. Five towers still stand today above Camorino.
This is Tower No. 2, "Ai Munt."

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Matteo Bernasconi

November 25, 2018

The first tower "Ai Scarsitt" (from Scarsetti, the name of a patrician family extinguished at the beginning of the last century), suffered a first tampering in l938 with the removal of the steps in front of the door; for the rest until 1957 it was rented to private individuals and was the only one well preserved, but in that year with an intervention remained unknown for motives and instigators, the roof was removed and the door unhinged, which caused its decay. Thanks to the work of sensitization and the intervention of the canton, the fort has been able to resume the decorous aspect it had in the past: in 2003 the reconstruction of the roof according to the original plans allowed the following year to proceed to complete internal plastering and external, to the laying of a new mezzanine with the access ladder and the installation of the electrical system. (taken from: fortini-camorino.com)

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Location: Camorino, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland

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Fortini della Fame – Tower 2 Ai Munt

1. From Camorino to the fortini della Fame – loop tour

2. From Giubiasco to Lake Carmena – loop tour

3. LostPlace Cable Car loop from Giubiasco

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