Getting there by public transport
Lavena Ponte Tresa is served by the bus lines N10 (Varese - Luino) and N11 (Varese - Ghirla). For information, please visit the CTPI website: http://www.ctpi.it/
Lavena Ponte Tresa can also be reached by ferry (Navigazione del Lago di Lugano company). For information, please visit: https://www.lakelugano.ch
The service can welcome passengers with reduced mobility. For more information,
please visit: https://www.lakelugano.ch/it/la-snl/disabilit%C3%A0

For more information on the accessibility of ferries, please call: tel. +41 912221111

Parking area
It is possible to park in the parking area near the church; on the left side of the church façade there is 1 parking space reserved for disabled pass holders.

 Entrance
The entrance presents in succession: 2 steps (14 cm high) that can be overcome with a ramp on the left side of the church facade (length: 248 cm, slope of 7%); two consecutive double leaf doors (74 cm wide each).

Getting around
The Church of the Madonna della Porta was built in Baroque style between 1550 and 1570 and its name is due to the fact that it was built near the ancient gate of the village. It houses a valuable fresco representing the baptism of the Child Jesus.
The interior has a single nave and can be visited without obstacles; there are benches (seat height: 44 cm) with kneelers.
To reach the altar you have to overcome in succession: a step (14 cm high), a passageway (86 cm wide) and a further step (15 cm high).