Ticket large tour of Sasso San Gottardo
You visit the exhibitions at Sasso San Gottardo individually. You then take the Metro del Sasso to the historic fortress and also visit it on an individual tour.
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Highlights
- Visit the exhibitions at Sasso San Gottardo
- Ride the Metro del Sasso
- Visit the historic fortress
- Experience the grand tour individually
Description
You visit the exhibitions at Sasso San Gottardo without a guide. These include the following exhibitions:
- Permanent exhibition "Goethe on the Gotthard"
- Gotthard watershed light show
- Crystal cavern with resting gallery
- Chamber of Wonders
- Gotthard myth
- Energy cavern
You then take the Metro del Sasso into the interior of the mountain. You will also have to walk along a slightly ascending, long connecting tunnel. In total, you will cover around 2 km on foot.
The historic fortress contains the following stages:
- troop accommodation
- fire control center
- Ammunition magazine
- General Guisan exhibition
- Cold War exhibition
- Gun 1 and 2
- machine gun stand
- Panoramic terrace
You will find the main entrance to Sasso San Gottardo on the Gotthard Pass. It is about 300 m from the hotels/restaurants at the top of the pass. The exhibition sector is located about 300 m deep in the mountain.
Practical information:
- It is recommended to use the cantonal road from Flüelen to Göschenen (not the highway).
- Parking spaces directly in front of the main entrance
- Public transport: Postbus stop Gotthard Passhöhe, 300 m on foot to the main entrance
- Photography is permitted
- Wheelchairs can be borrowed (only partial access with wheelchair)
Inclusions
Ticket large tour
approx. 0:45 hours Tour of the exhibition rooms
Ride on the Metro del Sasso
approx. 1:00 hour tour of the historic fortress
Guidance
Meeting point
Passo del S. Gottardo, 6781 Airolo (GPS: 46.559130829413114, 8.566395288583058)
Passo del S. Gottardo 6781, Airolo, Switzerland
Important information
- Children up to and including the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress: warm clothing and closed shoes (exhibition rooms 14 to 18 °C, historic fortress approx. 6 °C)
- You walk about 2 km inside the mountain (slightly uphill).
Provider
Operated by
Fondazione Sasso San Gottardo
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