Top 5 Caves ソレンゴでの

Here is a wooden statue of a bear

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

Also known as Caverna Generosa, it was discovered in 1988 by two speleologists of the Ticino Section who, traveling through the area in the summer, identified its opening. Given the small size of this opening, it had to be enlarged in any case to allow passage.

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.

Former quarry with a great view of Lake Lugano.

Inside the cave, which is located on the eastern side of Monte Generoso, the "Orso Cave", the University of Milan has brought to light finds of over 500 cave bears (Ursus spelaeus) lived and extinct on the Monte Generoso between over 30,000 and 50,000 years ago. During the excavations in the Caverna (Grotta dell'Orso), some findings emerged that can be attributed to the Neanderthal Man, who lived in the historical period between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago. There are four finds: the first two were discovered in 1998, and the rest in 2002, discovered in the "Sala Terminale". The visits, individual or in group, are always carried out with an expert guide. The cave of the bear can be visited!

Sovaglia's river exit cave.