Vico Morcote

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Coordinates: 45°56′N 8°55′E

Vico Morcote
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Coordinates	45°56′N 8°55′E
Population	293   (December 2004)
Area	1.88 km²
Elevation	442 m
Postal code	6921
SFOS number	5233
Vico Morcote

Vico Morcote is a small village in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Located near Lake Lugano and situated roughly one kilometer uphill from the larger village of Morcote, Vico Morcote's distance from both Morcote and Lugano (10km east) have left it in a near preserved state as a small hillside village typical of the area. The estimated population of the village is fewer than 300 residents.

Vico Morcote contains a number of small hotels and restaurants. It is also home to a villa run by the International Institute of Architecture (I2A), the European branch of the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

[edit] References

• Vico Morcote Description of Vico Morcote (Italian).

[edit] External links

• Morcote Turismo Svizzera Morcote & Vico Morcote Tourism site (Italian).
• International Institute of Architecture