Monte San Giorgio 2003-2023
20th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Programme
A PALEONTOLOGIST'S SUNDAY
Free excursions to Acqua del Ghiffo and the Carpanee teaching hall with free youth activities. Meeting point at the Fossil Museum. When: 04.06.2023 | 11.06.2023 | 18.06.2023 | 25.06.2023 from 13:00 to 17:00
THE MONTE SAN GIORGIO VISITED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, Popular conference
A journey through time to discover the treasures of the UNESCO site. We begin with a journey to the seabed of today to understand what is happening in the seas of today. Then we continue with a journey through time, visiting the bottom of the Triassic sea in the Monte San Giorgio area, to understand why this sea has preserved such special treasures. When: 11.06.2023 at 16:30
MERIDE, VILLAGE OF STONE AND ARTISTS, Popular lecture
Conference on the Mysteries of the Sacred. When: 25.08.2023 at 20:00
OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS
Official ceremony open to the public in the presence of the authorities to mark the 20th anniversary of the Monte San Giorgio UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dinner with music offered to the population.
Inauguration of the route "On the trail of the fossils", realised in collaboration with SUPSI. When: 26.08.2023 from 16:00 to 22:00
EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS
Open doors at the Meride Museum on the occasion of the European Heritage Day entitled "Repair and reuse". Free guided tours at regular intervals and educational activities for children will be organised. Reservations can be made on the day at the museum reception. When: 09.09.2023 | 10.09.2023
INAUGURATION OF MERIDE BEACH
Presentation and inauguration of an innovative and exciting new experience in Virtual Reality, the only one of its kind. When: 23.09.2023 from 16:30 to 18:00
INAUGURATION OF THE BOOK, STORIA DELLA MINIERA TRE FONTANE
Presentation of the book published by the Fondazione del Monte San Giorgio. Followed by an excursion to Tre Fontane and Acqua del Ghiffo. When: 14.10.2023 afternoon
OPEN DOORS AT THE FOSSIL MUSEUM
Open doors at the Meride Museum. Free guided tours will be organised at regular intervals during the day. When: 09.09.2023 | 10.09.2023 from 09:00 to 17:00
Provider
Fossil Museum of the Monte San Giorgio
Via Bernardo Peyer 6866 Meride
On four floors, the great diversity of creatures that populated the sea and its coast in southern Ticino between 247 and 237 million years ago is presented. Thanks ...
The sea of Acqua del Ghiffo and Aula di Carpanee. An outdoor teaching station immersed in the forest.
A didactic classroom 30 minutes' walk from the village ...
In April 2019 the Terrace of the Val Mara has been inaugurated. It is a sort of classroom in the woods for a mixed audience of adults and young people ...
Immerse yourself in the incredible thrill of a lost world, dating back more than 200 million years. Then explore the geo-paleontological path at the UNESCO World ...
The exhibition The Miracle of Tradition – The Plan of St Gall and Europe in the Early Middle Ages focuses on the unique abundance of early medieval ...
The medieval castles of Bellinzona – Castelgrande, Montebello
and Sasso Corbaro – have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage property since 2000. With ...