• Comment (Automatic translation in english). This variant of Monte San Giorgio starts from the village of Serpiano, reachable by car or by bus.
  • To get to the top of Monte San Giorgio, catch a bus from Mendrisio or a cable-car to Serpiano.
  • Monte San Giorgio fossils are collected, curated, and displayed by a small number of museums, primarily the PIMUZ, MSNM, and MCSN.
  • In this way, petrified fossils of fish and marine reptiles, which were discovered in the various layers of Monte San Giorgio, were preserved there.
  • There's a trail leading to the summit. The nearest mountain hut is Rifugio Lorenzo Nicola located 80m/263ft SSW of the summit. By elevation Monte San Giorgio is.
  • Monte San Giorgio is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the fossil finds from the Triassic Period. These are on exhibit in the museum of Meride.
  • The Italian side of Monte San Giorgio became part of Unesco's World Heritage Sites in 2010 while the Swiss half has been since 2003.
  • Monte San Giorgio is a Swiss mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site near the border between Switzerland and Italy.
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  • UNESCO World Heritage site Monte San Giorgio awaits you. ... The Fossil Museum of the Monte San Giorgio is located in Meride, near the stop “Meride, Paese”.