⚽ Campo Draione
Alpine football field in the Maggia Valley, Ticino
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Val Lavizzara, canton of Ticino, approximately 1,000 metres altitude
- Football pitch constructed in the 1950s from hydroelectric project rubble
- Annual eight-a-side tournament held each summer since 1970, featuring 18 teams
- One of Switzerland's most remote and scenically situated football fields
Campo Draione is a football field situated on a narrow mountain shelf in Val Lavizzara, upper reaches of the Maggia river basin in Swiss canton Ticino. Located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Locarno at an altitude of 1,000 metres, the field sits enclosed by pine-covered peaks and dense forest, separated from the main road by several kilometres. The setting combines glacial valleys, mountain streams, and seasonal waterfalls characteristic of the Alpine landscape ...