Valcamonica

Valcamonica
	The area of the Valcamonicas
location	Brescia , Province of Bergamo , Lombardy , Italy
Waters	Oglio
Mountains	Adamello-Presanella-Alps , Bergamasque Alps , Sobretta-Gavia-Group
Geographical location	46 ° 0 ′ N , 10 ° 21 ′ E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ N , 10 ° 21 ′ E
length	70 km
particularities	Valcamonica rock art

The valley Valcamonica (also Val Camonica , Rhaeto-Romanic Val Chamuongia ^?^/^I ) is a 70 kilometer long valley in Lombardy in the province of Brescia between the Tonale pass and Lake Iseo . The river Oglio flows through it. The largest place is Darfo Boario Terme . Valcamonica is one of the three main valleys ( Tre Valli ) of the province, the other two being Val Trompia and Val Sabbia .

The name is derived from the Camunni (today Camunen), the Iron Age population who lived in the 1st century BC. Lived in the valley. The numerous rock carvings of Valcamonica have been part of the oldest UNESCO World Heritage in Italy since 1979 . They show everyday motifs, geometric patterns and abstract shapes.

Attractions

The rock art in Valcamonica
The medieval towns of Bienno , Lovere and Pescarzo
The old Roman city of Cividate Camuno
The surrounding mountains like the Adamello group
Lake Iseo

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Rock carvings in the Nadro
The Concarena
Nadro
Scianica di Sellero
The Valle Adamé, an eastern side valley
The Pizzo Badile Camuno
The Valcamonica near Breno
The castle of Cimbergo

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