• Art & Culture

The rock engravings of the Naquane National Park

Where
Parco nazionale Naquane
Capo di Ponte (BS)

Walking through the woods of the Naquane National Park of Rock Engravings is like travelling back thousands of years. Here, 104 smooth glacier rocks tell stories carved by prehistoric man: figures of deer, people, villages and religious symbols tell us about hunting, cultivation and rites between the end of the Upper Palaeolithic and the Iron Age. Some engravings date back to Roman times, showing a continued human presence and a creativity without equals.

 

Walking the trails in the park means allowing yourself to be guided around the details of the Rock Art: stone carvings that after more than 10,000 years are still legible, testament to a distant world that continues to speak to us today. Every figure tells a story, a dialogue between past and present, and walking here is like a visit to an open-air museum. This is why the site has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1979.

As well as the cultural aspect, the natural scenery that accompanies your every step makes the outdoors a continuous wonder. The location of the park, which covers an area of some 143,935 square metres at an altitude of between 400 and 600 metres in the Valle Camonica, offers views of unspoiled nature and panoramas that add extra depth to your observation of the engravings.

Naquane is therefore much more than an archaeological site; it is a place where history and nature are woven together, where walking among the rocks is a journey through different periods and a way to experience the cultural heritage of Camuno first hand.
 

 

Take me here: The rock engravings of the Naquane National Park

Places

Infopoint Capo di Ponte

Ass.ne Cultural Tourism Agency of the Municipality of Capo di Ponte
  • Infopoint
Infopoint Capo di Ponte
350 mt

Rock Carvings National Park

The Rock Carvings National Park, in Valle Camonica, is the first of the Unesco Sites in Lombardy to be labelled as World Heritage in 1979
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Rock Carvings National Park
732 mt

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Un secolare Pino silvestre cresce possente a pochi passi da importanti incisioni rupestri.
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(Ph: in-lombardia I Mille)
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Ph: Lombardia Beni Culturali
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Gaffione Mine
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Schilpario, Val di Scalve
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Where to sleep

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CAPO DI PONTE
LA ROSA CELTICA
174 mt

GRAFFITIPARK

Capo di Ponte
GRAFFITIPARK
272 mt

CUMILI'

Capo di Ponte
CUMILI'
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SAN ROCCO

CAPO DI PONTE
SAN ROCCO
588 mt

CASA VISNENZA

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994 mt

I SEI PETALI

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I SEI PETALI
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PIPPO

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PIPPO
1.4 km

ASSUNTA - MARCONI

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CASTELLO

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CASTELLO
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LAURA - BORA
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I CAMUNI

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I CAMUNI
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CLARA - PONTERE
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CASA MAGNIFICA VALLE CAMONICA
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ONO SAN PIETRO
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