Carì (formerly known as ''Maiensäss'') is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the
Swiss Alps, located in the canton of
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
. The village is situated in the northern part of the canton, in the
Leventina
The Leventina District is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The capital of the district is Faido but the largest town is Airolo on the southern flank of the Gotthard Pass.
Situated to th ...
valley, above
Faido
Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
On 29 January 2006, Faido grew by incorporating the villages of Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico.
On 1 April 2012, Faido grew ...
. It belongs to the latter municipality.
Carì sits on a sunny terrace at a height of 1,642 metres above sea level, on the southern flanks of
Pizzo di Campello. Since 1950, the village has developed into one of the most popular alpine tourist resorts of the canton. It is now inhabited all year round, making Carì the highest permanent settlement in the canton of Ticino.
In winter Carì includes 20 km of ski pistes up to Lago di Carì (2,280 m).
The
Gotthard Base Tunnel
, rm, Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard
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, caption = Turnout at Faido multifunction station
, line = Gotthard Line
, location = Switzerland ( Uri, Grisons and ...
runs below Carì, over one kilometre below the ground. At that point is the Faido multifunction station.
References
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Swisstopo topographic maps
External links
Official website
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Villages in Ticino
Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland