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 …
Small detour that will take you to the entrance of the famous Grotta dell'Orso. The entrance is closed and forbidden, but there are signs that tell the story of the Bear and the remains found at the cave.
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 …
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 …
The accesses to the bituminous shale mine have been closed, but the area is still accessible to enjoy the beautiful view of Lake Ceresio and the surrounding mountains