Brissago Lakeside Promenade and Church of Saints Peter and Paul

The municipality of Brissago is located on the north shore of Lake Maggiore southwest of Ascona on the border with Italy. Brissago offers impressive landscapes, diverse nature and the region's own climatic Mediterranean flair. A Celtic and Roman settlement occupy archaeological finds in the municipality.

The village was first mentioned in 1289 as Brixago.[9] The place name is probably derived from the Latin personal name Briccius.[5]

In the 13th century, Brissago became an imperial municipality with its own village law, its own community leaders (consoli), its own administration and its own jurisdiction. The Podestà was initially appointed by the Milanese Visconti and from 1342 to 1798 by the Locarnese noble family Orelli. In 1520 Brissago declared itself an independent republic, but in the following year it submitted to the rule of the twelve federal towns, although it was able to retain a large degree of autonomy.

Towards the end of the 16th century, the Brissag family of Baciocchi formed a counterpart to the Rainaldi (Rinaldi) in Milan and Brissago. There were numerous Milanese bandits in the service of both families, who even made shipping on Lake Langen unsafe. There were long and bloody battles, which led to the intervention of the Spanish ambassador at the Diet in Baden in November 1597.[10]

In the Helvetic region, Brissago came to the newly created canton of Lugano, which became part of today's canton of Ticino in 1803.

There has been a cigar factory in Brissago since 1856 (new building in 1888).

The Grand Hôtel Brissago was built in 1907, closed again in 1971 and then fell into disrepair. In 1983 the roof structure burned down due to arson. The ruins were demolished in 1993. In 2003, the new apartment block “Villa Bianca” was built on this site.

After the founding of the fascist Italian Social Republic in September 1943, many refugees entered Switzerland through the Piaggio-Valmara border crossing south of Brissago

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Municipality on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Brissago offers a multifaceted nature with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Celtic and Roman settlements are documented by archaeological finds in the municipality.