Monte San Giorgio 

On April 7th, a group of Benvenuto Ladies had a really nice hike with beautiful weather

from Meride to Monte San Giorgio. The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio rises to a height of 1,097 m from the shore of the lake in front of the city of Lugano. The region is most noted for its geological treasures and the fossils conserved within; above of all fish, invertebrates and sea reptiles of rare if not unique species from the mid- Triassic period, about 230 million years ago. Many of these can be admired at the Meride Fossil Museum. On June 2nd, 2003 Mount S. Giorgio was included among UNESCO's World Heritage sites. After our three hour walk and a picnic on at the summit complete with a stunning panorama, we visited the small fossil museum of Meride and had some refreshments in a characteristic bar. It was a lovely day which we enjoyed very much - despite the exhausting ascent to the summit.