• Monte San Giorgio is located in the Canton of Ticino at 1097 meters. It is located between the two southern arms of the beautiful Lake Lugano.
  • 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 Monte San Giorgio is a mountain in Ticino in Switzerland. It is 1,097 m above sea level. M. high and lies between the two southern arms of Lake Lugano.
  • ( IT ) Furrer, H., Vandelli, A., Guide to the Fossil Museum of Monte San Giorgio , ISBN 978-88-940067-1-1 , Monte San Giorgio Foundation, Meride, 2014.
  • Accommodations in Meride include the hotel Locanda San Silvestro, La Crisalide B&B, and Monte San Giorgio Camping, where you can rent a cabin.
  • To get to the top of Monte San Giorgio, catch a bus from Mendrisio or a cable-car to Serpiano.
  • Comment (automatic translation in english). The Monte San Giorgio has numerous paths to climb. One of the longest is the one that starts from Riva San Vitale.
  • In this way, petrified fossils of fish and marine reptiles, which were discovered in the various layers of Monte San Giorgio, were preserved there.
  • 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, Lugano Önalplerinde, İsviçre'deki Lugano Gölü'ne bakan ormanlık bir dağdır (deniz seviyesinden 1,097 m yüksekliktedir).