If you want to see something truly breath taking then a vacation in Lombardy at Lake Lugano will bring you face to face with the majestic Monte San Giorgio! This huge mountain rises up from the shoreline of the lake to form an unusual shape.
Stay in a charming vacation rental in Lombardy where you can visit Monte San Giorgio and other enticing attractions of the region.
It lies between the borders of Lombardy and Switzerland and earned itself a rightful place on the 2003 UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Stay in a charming vacation rental in Lombardy where you can visit Monte San Giorgio and other enticing attractions of the region.
It lies between the borders of Lombardy and Switzerland and earned itself a rightful place on the 2003 UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Apart from its sheer natural beauty, Monte San Giorgio is also an archaeological, historical and scientific haven because within the rock it contains many hundreds of thousands of fossils!
These fossils date as far back as 250 million years and many are in an exceptionally well preserved state. These fossils have helped paint a clear picture of the evolution of marine life during the Triassic Period when significant geo-climate changes were taking place on earth.
History and nature lovers will enjoy learning all about the evolution of these lifeforms over a period of 15 million years and see actual examples of these fossils as proof.
These fossils date as far back as 250 million years and many are in an exceptionally well preserved state. These fossils have helped paint a clear picture of the evolution of marine life during the Triassic Period when significant geo-climate changes were taking place on earth.
History and nature lovers will enjoy learning all about the evolution of these lifeforms over a period of 15 million years and see actual examples of these fossils as proof.
So far over 21,000 fossilised species have been uncovered including reptiles, fish and invertebrates and much of these are on display in museums in nearby Besano and Milan.
See Monte San Giorgio in all its glory by rowing around its perimeter on Lake Lugano or climbing up certain nature paths on it.
Come and explore this ancient mountain museum on your next vacation to Lombardy as well as other intriguing attractions of the region such as Palazzo del Te in Mantua, Vigevano town and of course the striking city of Milan!
See Monte San Giorgio in all its glory by rowing around its perimeter on Lake Lugano or climbing up certain nature paths on it.
Come and explore this ancient mountain museum on your next vacation to Lombardy as well as other intriguing attractions of the region such as Palazzo del Te in Mantua, Vigevano town and of course the striking city of Milan!
Photo credits
picture 1: Pjetter / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Ghedoghedo / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 1: Pjetter / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Ghedoghedo / CC BY-SA 3.0;
