San Lucio Pass

San Lucio Pass
Passo San Lucio
Elevation1,541 m (5,056 ft)
Traversed byTrack
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
RangeLugano Prealps
Coordinates46°05′14″N 9°05′23″E / 46.08722°N 9.08972°E / 46.08722; 9.08972
San Lucio Pass is located in Switzerland
San Lucio Pass
Location in Switzerland

The San Lucio Pass (Italian: Passo San Lucio), located in the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of 1,541 metres (5,056 ft) above sea level, connects the Val Cavargna in the Italian province of Como with the Val Colla in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The pass is shared by the municipalities of Cavargna (Italy) and Bogno (Switzerland).[1][2][3]

The pass is accessible by road from the Italian side, and by dirt track from the Swiss side. At the summit of the pass is a 14th-century church, dedicated to Saint Lucio [it] after whom the pass is named, and a pair of refuges.[1][2][3]

The feast day of Saint Lucio, also known as Saint Uguzo and the patron saint of alpine dairymen, is celebrated on the pass on 12 July and 16 August. It is attended by large numbers of visitors from both sides of the border.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. ^ a b "Passo San Lucio". www.dangerousroads.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  3. ^ a b c "S. Lucio". www.schweizmobil.ch. SwitzerlandMobility Foundation. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.



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