Ridge Hike Between Monte Tamaro and Monte Lema

General info: The parking lot costs 5 CHF for the whole day. The complete tour for 55 francs includes the cable car to Monte Tamaro, the cable car to Monte Lema plus the bus transfer from Lema cable car station back to Rivera. There is a transfer bus from Lema cable car starting at 5:15 p.m. Therefore, you should take the gondola at 4:30 p.m. to catch the bus. But you can also do the tour in reverse, so you should catch the bus at 6 p.m. at Rivera.
Hike: Take plenty of water with you for the hike. On the way there are two self-service huts where you can buy drinks in cash or by Twint. But it's more of an emergency item. The hike itself is a beautiful tightrope walk over several peaks. There are slightly exposed areas that are secured. From time to time you have to climb a bit, nothing serious. Start the hike as early as possible because the specified 4:40 hours are very long and you want to enjoy the fantastic view more than once. Have fun hiking.

We drove to the "Rivera" valley station by car and then took the train up to the "Alpe Foppa". Of course, the first thing to do is to admire the church of Santa Maria Degli Angeli.
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Designed by world-renowned architect Mario Botta, the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture, with paintings by Enzo Cucchi. A visit to the church is almost a "must", the mighty stone fortress on the mountain spur is more than a meditation room and offers the opportunity to read the surrounding landscape in a completely new way. The church is dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli. The building was erected between 1992 and 1994 and follows a new design approach for a place of worship. Built of porphyry, it stands on the edge of a slope from which an exceptional panoramic view opens. The artistic design by Enzo Cucchi extends to the two main rooms: the ceiling of the transition, which is decorated with an elongated cypress, and the heart of the church. The intense blue apse takes up the theme of the offered hands, complemented by a series of twenty-two panels with Marian motifs above the windows.
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The whole tour is a superlative and impresses with the all-round view. So plan nice weather.
In the high season, however, a lot of hiking traffic must also be expected. So choose the right time.
On Monte Lema you have to reckon with a crowded restaurant and not very motivated service. So it's not certain that you'll be able to quench your thirst before you have to take the train down into the valley. Because even there it means standing in line.
If you have arrived safely down in Miglieglia, it may well be that the queue for a bus to return to "Rivera" continues. We therefore recommend planning the tour well, inquiring about the times of the trains and buses and planning enough reserve time so that a missed train, bus or train connection does not spoil the beautiful day.

Magnificent landscape with a magnificent view.