Church of Saints James and Philip – Preja da scalavè🤳 loop from Marano Ticino
Church of Saints James and Philip – Preja da scalavè🤳 loop from Marano Ticino
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Church of Saints James and Philip – Preja da scalavè🤳 loop from Marano Ticino
01:32
17.9km
220m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.37 km
Fun section with climbs and descents
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3.50 km
Mural of Cyclists in Mezzomerico
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3.61 km
Municipality of Mezzomerico
Highlight • Monument
3.68 km
Oratory of Santa Maria Maddalena
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3.79 km
Church of Saints James and Philip
Highlight • Religious Site
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8.82 km
View of the Vineyards
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10.6 km
Preja da scalavè🤳
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it is known as "Prion dla val dal Sèch". A village rumor specifies that under the monolith yes
they find “La Pita e i Piscit d'or” that is a hen with golden chicks.
A very similar legend also appears in the Suno area. Along the road of the vineyards that gives
Mezzomerico leads to Suno just after the Mezzomerico border, a few tens of meters away
from the asphalt is the oldest "monument" of Suno and certainly the most mysterious. It is about
a monolith of serpentine with a rounded and vaguely conical shape of about four meters of
base for five in height, deposited by the glaciations of the Neozoic or Quaternary era.
The large boulder stands in the bed of the stream "Rio Motto Zufolone" in a wooded and hilly area.
In Sunese dialect it sounds “preja da scalavè” which can be translated into Italian as “stone of
rubbing"; rubbing against these boulders or sliding over them seems to be a good omen
for infertile women and childbirth aid for pregnant women.
The relationship between the two stories is evident as infants are equated with treasure
hidden (golden chicks) and the big boulder is the hen (pita
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11.9 km
Galileo Galilei Astronomical Observatory Road
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17.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.0 km
4.97 km
1.82 km
1.03 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.6 km
3.33 km
2.19 km
1.71 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (300 m)
Lowest point (250 m)
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Tuesday 25 August
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