Ternate: Parco Berrini, trails and history

Ternate brings together Parco Berrini, trails for pedestrians and cyclists, and historic churches. If you are looking for hotels in Ternate, these highlights can help you plan: you can focus your stay more on nature and outdoor activities, recurring events, or local history.

Parco Berrini: leisure and events

Parco Berrini offers extensive open spaces in Ternate for picnics, relaxation, play and sports. Its facilities include two play areas with inclusive play equipment and a fitness zone. The park is designed without architectural barriers.

Since 2012, the Woodinstock Music Art Festival has been held annually at Parco Berrini. It brings together music, art and sports to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. Another recurring annual event is the international indoor archery tournament Torneo tra i Laghi, held in Ternate between February and March. The date information differs for planning purposes: the Torneo takes place during a specified period, while the exact Woodinstock program may vary from one edition to the next. If you plan to attend an event, check the relevant dates and schedule.

Trails between the lakes

The Pista ciclopedonale di collegamento dei Laghi starts at Parco Berrini and connects Lakes Varese and Comabbio. It is suitable for walking and cycling. After a few hundred metres from Parco Berrini, the Itinerario tra i Laghi di Comabbio e Travedona leads to a wooden platform between the water and the reeds. The Giro del lago di Comabbio also starts at Parco Berrini in Ternate and is a 12.5 km loop for cyclists and pedestrians.

For planning purposes, these descriptions provide different measures: the Itinerario gives the distance to the platform, while the Giro gives the length of the loop. This makes it possible to distinguish a trail section leading to a specific destination from a loop with a stated total distance.

Churches, monument and archaeological finds

The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Sasso is a 16th-century building that was renovated in the 17th century. The Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta was rebuilt in 1600; its bell tower, built in 1619, features visible granite elements. The first church’s building history therefore spans two centuries, while specific years are given for the rebuilding and bell tower of the second church.

The Monumento ai Caduti commemorates the people of Ternate who fell in the First and Second World Wars. Two white marble plaques record the dedications separately: the upper one is dedicated to those who fell in the First World War and lists their names; the lower one commemorates those who fell in the Second World War.

Investigations at Lake Comabbio uncovered charcoal and the ends of wooden posts in the Ternate area. Their precise dating is uncertain. These finds, whose dates remain unclear, therefore sit alongside the more precisely dated construction phases of the churches.

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