• Parks
    • Active & Green

Parco delle Marmitte dei Giganti

This expression comes from the cylindrical or bowl-like shape and the large size of these geomorphological marvels

Where
Chiavenna (SO)
Contacts

The “Marmitte dei Giganti” include an area north of the town of Chiavenna, affected by geomorphological manifestations of a glacial origin.

The streams collecting the surface meltwater from the glaciers flowed above it and when they met with a crevice they flowed down it, carrying stones and debris.

The energy accumulated in the drop caused the waters and stones to churn thereby eroding the rock under the ice, digging deep holes in strange shapes and rounding the stones making them spherical in shape.


THE ROCK DRAWINGS

On the smooth rocks, and vertical walls of the ancient caves, on isolated boulders and in grottos is a testament to the many centuries of human presence and their uninterrupted need to communicate through rock drawings.

Petroglyphs of figures and dates are found together with abstract geometry, signs, initials and symbolism which is still inscrutable due to the difficulty in finding a code to translate the 

Take me here: Parco delle Marmitte dei Giganti

Places

Palazzo Vertemate Franchi

Palazzo Vertemate Franchi is without a shadow of doubt one of the most charming 16th-century noble residences in Lombardy.
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Vertemati Franchi
930 mt

Wine in Valtellina

  • Food & Wine
Wine in Valtellina - Val Chiavenna
951 mt

Skiarea Valchiavenna

Hotels with ski pass included for the perfect ski holiday: stay in one of the participating hotels and just concentrate on having fun!
  • Sport
 Skiarea Valchiavenna
1.1 km

Valchiavenna

  • Mountains
Chiavenna - Valchiavenna
1.1 km

Chiavenna

  • Mountains
Chiavenna e dintorni
1.1 km

Acquafraggia Waterfalls

The source of the Acquafraggia torrent is Pizzo di Lago at an altitude of 3,050 m asl
  • Active & Green
Cascate Acquafraggia
1.86 km

Canyoning around Lake Como

Canyoning in Val Bodengo, close to Lake Como, in the middle of the Mountains, to fight with water and rocks
  • Active & Green
canyoning val bodengo
9.3 km

Madesimo

  • Mountains
Madesimo
13.25 km

Activities

Valchiavenna SightEating tour

  • Food & Wine
Valchiavenna SightEating tour
930 mt

Where to sleep

PIURO

Piuro
PIURO
398 mt

Al Mulino

Piuro
Al Mulino
474 mt

Appartamento Frigerio Francesca

Chiavenna
Appartamento Frigerio Francesca
494 mt

B&B IL BORGHETTO

Chiavenna
B&B IL BORGHETTO
494 mt

Villa Foico

Piuro
Villa Foico
663 mt

AURORA

Chiavenna
AURORA
671 mt

B&B LA SIESTA

Chiavenna
B&B LA SIESTA
709 mt

B&B AL CASTELLO

Chiavenna
B&B AL CASTELLO
790 mt

Cà Bregaglia

Piuro
Cà Bregaglia
794 mt

CA' BREGAGLIA

Piuro
CA' BREGAGLIA
794 mt

CRIMEA

Chiavenna
CRIMEA
795 mt

Appartamento Passerella Massimo

Piuro
Appartamento Passerella Massimo
828 mt

Elvezia La Specola - Giuriani Paolo

Chiavenna
Elvezia La Specola - Giuriani Paolo
831 mt

SAN LORENZO

Chiavenna
SAN LORENZO
831 mt

B&B VERTEMATE

Piuro
B&B VERTEMATE
842 mt

B&B DE STEFFANI

Chiavenna
B&B DE STEFFANI
845 mt

FLORA

Chiavenna
FLORA
852 mt

BeB Centro Storico - C.S. Cartara

Chiavenna
BeB Centro Storico - C.S. Cartara
912 mt

RIFUGIO USCHIONE

Chiavenna
RIFUGIO USCHIONE
1 km

OSTELLO AL DESERTO

Chiavenna
OSTELLO AL DESERTO
1.04 km