Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Grotta dell’Orso (Como) is a cave in Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino. Grotta dell’Orso (Como) is situated near the mountain saddle Sella Squadrina, as well as near the peak Sasso Bianco.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monte Generoso and Generoso Vetta railway station.

Monte Generoso

Peak

Photo: Marimari52, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Generoso is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.

Generoso Vetta railway station

Railway station

Generoso Vetta railway station

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Generoso Vetta is the upper terminal railway station of the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Generoso Vetta railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Grotta dell’Orso (Como).

Alpe Squadrina

Dwelling

Photo: JoJo Eumerus mobile, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alpe Squadrina is a dwelling, which is situated 700 metres east of Grotta dell’Orso (Como).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erbonne and Scudellate.

Erbonne

Hamlet

Photo: Pifoyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Erbonne is a hamlet.

Scudellate

Hamlet

Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.

Scudellate is a hamlet.

Orimento

Hamlet

Photo: Kaitu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orimento is a hamlet.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Type: Cave
Also known as: “Grotta Generosa”
Category: landform
Location: Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.93412° or 45° 56′ 3″ north

Longitude

9.02479° or 9° 1′ 29″ east

Open location code

8FQFW2MF+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4171185141

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Grotta dell’Orso (Como)” goes by many names.

Italian: “Grotta dell’Orso”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sella Squadrina and Sasso Bianco.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cima della Piancaccia and Confine di Stato.

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Worth a closer look: Lugano and Bellinzona.

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