Morcote Lakeside Promenade – Morcote Village loop from Morcote

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Morcote Lakeside Promenade – Morcote Village loop from Morcote

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Morcote Lakeside Promenade – Morcote Village loop from Morcote

01:05

3.81km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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548 m

Scherrer Park – Garden of Eden

Highlight • Structure

A hodgepodge of diverse exhibits: Greek, Indian, Oriental, modern—a bit of everything. But definitely worth seeing and interesting.

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1.51 km

Scherrer Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The park is a must! A huge facility where you can spend hours.

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1.82 km

View of Morcote and Lake Lugano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Morcote is a former fishing village on the shores of Lake Lugano. In the narrow streets, you stroll along the richly decorated facades of ancient patrician houses. Also worth seeing are the church of Santa Maria del Sasso and the beautifully landscaped Parco Scherrer with its typical Mediterranean vegetation.

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2.04 km

Morcote Lakeside Promenade

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just beautiful there, absolute Mediterranean feeling!

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2.13 km

Historic Alleys of Morcote

Highlight • Historical Site

You MUST visit Morcote. Beautiful with its winding and narrow streets

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2.33 km

Santa Maria del Sasso Church – Panoramic Terrace and Access Routes

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

The Church of Santa Maria del Sasso is situated on a mountain terrace on the lower southern slope of the 822 m high Monte Arbostora, high above the old town of Morcote and on its western edge. Above the old town, a paved, stepped path runs east-west, offering beautiful views of the old town and Lake Lugano with its surrounding mountains. A north-south Stations of the Cross, a stairway with 400 stone steps, leads steeply up to the church and down to the lake, also offering magnificent views of the stairway itself, with a small chapel halfway up, the old town, and the lake and mountains. The church impresses with its ancient frescoes, a magnificent main altar, fascinating wall paintings, and an old organ. The viewing terrace near the church offers magnificent views.

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3.09 km

Morcote Village

Highlight • Settlement

Morcote - voted in 2016 - most beautiful village of Switzerland. Simply charming.

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3.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.13 km

847 m

441 m

289 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.50 km

1.09 km

1.01 km

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

September 6, 2024,240906 🇨🇭 Ein Rundgang durch Morcote und den Scherrer-Park

Today we visited the village of Morcote on Lake Lugano and the Scherrer Park in the immediate vicinity.
Morcote is very picturesque, there are countless narrow and winding streets and hundreds of steps. The churches and the monumental cemetery are particularly worth seeing.
After an extensive tour of the town, we took a look at the Scherrer Park.

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