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it is a huge red coloured rock mass. the inside of the rock contains numerous communicating tunnels

At the top of "Rocce Rosse" you'll have an amazing view: the southern part of Lago di Lugano is visible with Porto Ceresio. You can also have a picnic on the top of the rocks.

The Rocce Rosse are colorful red porphyry outcrops of the Permian age (275 ± 8 Ma), called “Granofiro di Cuasso”, also known as “Red Porphyry of Cuasso”.

The fortifications of the Rocce Rosse are observation posts in caves, tunnels that pierce the mountain from side to side and artifacts that are part of the Cadorna Line

Located in the municipality of Rovio, at 690 meters above sea level and reachable in about ten minutes via an easy path, the "Böcc" of Sovaglia extends for approximately 500 metres, with a height difference of 61 metres. The picturesque spring has been known since ancient times, but is documented in written sources only since 1851.

The source of Sovaglia is a karst cave of great speleological interest. Ideal for diving as the shaft goes far into the rock.

At this point is the famous fossil mine (World Heritage Site) of a world that has been past 240 million years. You can find out more about this on the sign next to the small mine entrance and the corresponding museum in Meride or Besano. The mine is famous for the variety of fossils that have been excavated.