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Monte San Giorgio

Also known as Monte San Giorgio (UNESCO), Monte San Giorgio site fossils, Site fossilifère de Monte San Giorgio

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Monte San Giorgio is about 9 km south of Lugano. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, about 18 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Lugano · about 105,000 peopleabout 9 km north
  • Como · about 250,000 peopleabout 16 km south-east
  • Milan · about 2,945,000 peopleabout 55 km south
  • Novara · about 101,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
  • Bergamo · about 200,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
  • Chur · about 38,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Monte San GiorgioComoLuganoSacri Monti of Piedmont and Lomb…20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Monte San Giorgio and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesSacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy1Bellinzona Castles2Santa Maria delle Grazie3Crespi d'Adda4Venetian Defence Works5Monte San Giorgio
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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