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A rather particular place...now difficult to reach due to the nettles and brambles that surround it and fallen trees that block the path

The Büs de la Noga, also called Grotta dell'Orso, is the largest cave in Valsolda. It measures about 50 meters in length, the width varies between 5 and 7 meters, for a maximum height of 7 meters. In search of traces of prehistoric man, a large quantity of bones of Ursus spelaeus, the cave bear, were found here.

The Büs de la Noga, also called Grotta dell'Orso, represents the largest cavity in Valsolda. It measures about 50 meters in length, the width varies between 5 and 7 meters, for a maximum height of 7 meters. The bottom, covered with soil, appears to have been moved by the excavations carried out in 1883 by Pompeo Castelfranco. In search of traces of prehistoric man, he instead found a large quantity of bones of the Ursus spelaeus, the cave bear: these finds are now exhibited at the Cantonal Museum of Natural History in Lugano (CH).

Former quarry with a great view of Lake Lugano.

This place is an ancient stone quarry. Here the stones of Caprino were extracted, a very hard stone used at that time to build Lugano's houses . The stones were transported with large boats to the river Cassarate on the opposite side of the lake.