- 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.
- Between nature and fossils. Straddling the Italian and Swiss borders, Monte San Giorgio is a lush mountain covered in dense forests of oak and chestnut.
- The Monte San Giorgio in the south of the canton of Ticino is covered in dense forest, which gives the mountain a picturesque backdrop.
- 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.
- Bei Crocifisso sind wir zum Monte San Giorgio aufgestiegen. Von dieser Seite ist es steiler und etwas anspruchsvoller, insbesondere wenn der Boden nass ist.
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- Monte San Giorgio is a wooded mountain (1,097 m above sea level) of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Lugano in Switzerland.
- Itinerary: Meride - Monte San Giorgio (3.5h, see map). ... Rich in illustration panels, the trail twists around the Monte San Giorgio and on the Italian side.
- Accommodations in Meride include the hotel Locanda San Silvestro, La Crisalide B&B, and Monte San Giorgio Camping, where you can rent a cabin.
- Rising in a pyramid above Lake Lugano, 1097m Monte San Giorgio has become Ticino’s mountain of myth thanks to its rich stash of Triassic marine-life fossils...