Colouring picture – Three Castles of Bellinzona

The “search and find” pictures help children to discover the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland in a simple way. 

What is a UNESCO World Heritage property?

Imagine that there are special places all over the world that are so important and beautiful that we want to protect them forever. These places are for example old castles, big mountains, ancient cities or beautiful natural areas. Some of them are so old that they were built or created many hundreds or thousands of years ago.

All these places are on a List of UNESCO (an organisation of the United Nations). This list shows that these places are important for the whole world, not just for one country. We can therefore be very proud of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland and should take good care of them.

The World Heritage “Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona”

The three castles of Bellinzona are very special and ancient castles that were built many hundreds of years ago. These castles are called Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. They were built on high hills around the city of Bellinzona and are connected by strong city walls.

The castles and city walls, which stretched from one end of the valley to the other, served as a barrier. They prevented enemies from advancing to the north or south and helped to control important trade routes.

UNESCO has designated these fortresses as a World Heritage property because they are an important example of how people defended their cities in the past. They show us how impressive the architecture was back then.

More information and ordering options for the “search and find” book: edu.ourheritage.ch