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Riva San Vitale

Path Along the Laveggio River – San Martino Church (Mendrisio) loop from Monte San Giorgio

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Switzerland

Ticino

Riva San Vitale

Path Along the Laveggio River – San Martino Church (Mendrisio) loop from Monte San Giorgio

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Path Along the Laveggio River – San Martino Church (Mendrisio) loop from Monte San Giorgio

02:06

8.17km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 21, 2026

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Bus stop

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358 m

Church of Santa Croce (Riva San Vitale)

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The Renaissance church of Santa Croce rises above the town of Riva San Vitale and was built towards the end of the 16th century. The yellow facade and the mighty …

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507 m

Riva San Vitale

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Riva San Vitale is a wonderful village in Italian Switzerland that overlooks the equally magnificent Lake Lugano.

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717 m

Bronze sculpture of a cyclist and child, Riva San Vitale

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Riva San Vitale is a wonderful village overlooking Lake Lugano, this is precisely the point where the lake "begins".

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1.47 km

Riva San Vitale town centre and lakeside promenade

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Very quiet Swiss village on the south-eastern tip of Lake Lugano.

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1.47 km

Path Along the Laveggio River

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In Riva San Vitale it is possible to follow a beautiful path that runs along the Laveggio river, one of the rivers that flows into Lake Lugano.

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2.33 km

Cycle and pedestrian path along the Laveggio

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4.29 km

San Martino Church (Mendrisio)

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The church of San Martino from 962 is to the northwest of the town center, near the motorway. The Romanesque building from the 12th / 13th centuries. In the 18th …

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7.58 km

Early Christian Baptistery of Riva San Vitale

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Dedicated to St. John the Baptist and probably built on the foundations of a Roman building (villa or spa), it is an important example of early Christian architecture dating back to the 5th century.

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8.17 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.32 km

2.35 km

1.73 km

664 m

Surfaces

6.74 km

545 m

348 m

173 m

136 m

119 m

Elevation

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Thursday 14 May

11°C

2°C

44 %

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Path Along the Laveggio River – San Martino Church (Mendrisio) loop from Monte San Giorgio

Church of Santa Croce (Riva San Vitale)

Riva San Vitale

Bronze sculpture of a cyclist and child, Riva San Vitale

Riva San Vitale town centre and lakeside promenade

Path Along the Laveggio River

Cycle and pedestrian path along the Laveggio

San Martino Church (Mendrisio)

Early Christian Baptistery of Riva San Vitale

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