Linescio is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

Linescio is first mentioned in 1437 as Lignazio. In 1602 it was mentioned as Linezio.

The parish church of S. Remigio was built in 1640 and rebuilt in 1817–19. In 1757, it split away from the parish of Cevio to become its own parish.

The slopes around the village were heavily terraced, creating most of the farm land for the village.