World Heritage Days 2025: Monte San Giorgio

Sonntag, 15. Juni 2025

📍 Museum of fossils of Monte San Giorgio in Meride and the surrounding area
🔎 A Sunday for palaeontologists
🕘 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The museum of fossils of Monte San Giorgio invites you to an exciting adventure for children: ‘A Sunday for palaeontologists’! Accompanied by trained guides from the UNESCO World Heritage property, kids will embark on an exciting journey into a 240-million-year-old tropical lagoon. 

Programme highlights

📌 Visit to the Acqua del Ghiffo palaeontological excavation site - a journey of discovery to a place where thousands of fossils have been found
📌 Visit to the Carpanee classroom - an open-air museum in the forest with fossils and reconstructions of animals from the Triassic period
📌 Become a palaeontologist yourself - excavate, discover and be amazed!

Information 

🚩 Meeting point: Museum of fossils of Monte San Giorgio in Meride
🚶 Hike: approx. 45 minutes (3 km, 60 m difference in altitude)
👟 Equipment: Sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing required
🌧 Bad weather: The excursion will not take place if it rains
🧒 Age recommendation: 6-12 years
💬 Language: The guided tour is held in Italian
💰 Costs: free of charge

Registration

The number of places is limited - early registration is therefore recommended!
📞 Phone: +41 (0)91 640 00 80
📧 E-mail: info@montesangiorgio.org