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Madonna del Ghisallo shrine above Lake Como
Madonna del Ghisallo, a shrine closely associated with cycling, above Lake Como.

Give the summit stop a cultural focus. Compare Ghisallo above Lake Como, Cura, Sant Salvador and Bonany on Mallorca, Montserrat near Barcelona, and Peninha in the Sintra hills. Each entry links to a specific road approach, with the visit itself planned separately.

Compare the climbs

6 selected routes, from 3.4 km to 9.3 km, with 168 m to 568 m of elevation gain.

Scenery and traffic highlights are based on published ratings.

Climb and approachDistanceElevation gainAverage gradient
Madonna del Ghisallo / Colle del Ghisallo from Bellagio9.3 km566 m5.6%
Puig de Randa / Santuari de Cura from Randa4.6 km251 m5.4%
Puig de Sant Salvador from Felanitx5.1 km345 m6.8%
Ermita de Bonany from Petra3.4 km168 m4.8%
Montserrat from Monistrol de Montserrat8.3 km568 m6.8%
Santuário da Peninha from Praia do Guincho8.0 km449 m5.5%

Ghisallo and cycling heritage

The Bellagio approach leads to Madonna del Ghisallo. The shrine and nearby cycling museum make this a natural place to combine a ride with a visit; opening hours and admission are separate from the road profile.

Three Mallorca destinations

Cura starts in Randa, Sant Salvador in Felanitx and Bonany in Petra. These are three separate climbs, not a supplied circuit. Compare their profiles and add connecting roads if you want to combine any of them.

Montserrat and Peninha

Montserrat uses the climb from Monistrol de Montserrat. Peninha uses the saved Praia do Guincho approach in Portugal’s Sintra hills. The table ends at each recorded cycling endpoint; it does not include steps or walking paths into religious buildings.

Average gradient describes the recorded route as a whole. Open a climb to see its elevation profile and how the gradient changes along the road.

Further reading

Hairpin bends on the Sa Calobra road in Mallorca

Mallorca climbs

10 climbs · Tramuntana passes and the hilltop sanctuaries of Bonany, Cura and Sant Salvador.

The high mountain road at Col du Tourmalet

Historic climbs

4 climbs · Roads connected to defining moments in Tour and Giro history.