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UNESCO cultural protection zone.
More than 180,000 engra vings
from the Neolithic era until early
Roman times have been found;
the best are in the Parco Nazio-
nale delle Incisioni Rupestri. Do
not miss the Naquane rock, car-
ved with nearly 1,000 figures
from the Ice Age. The Centro
Camuno focuses on the Roman
settlement in the valley.

E Parco Nazionale delle Incisioni
Rupestri
Capo di Ponte. Tel 0364 421 40. Open
mid-Oct–May: 8:30am–1:30pm Tue–
Sun; Jun–mid-Oct: 8:30am–6:30pm
Tue–Sat, 8:30am–1:30pm Sun. Closed
1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. ∑ parcoincisi
oni.capodiponte.beniculturali.it
E Centro Camuno di
Studi Preistorici
Via Marconi 7, Capo di Ponte. Tel 0364
420 91. Closed to tourists. 7

8 Lago d’Iseo
Bergamo & Brescia. V @ g Iseo.
A leafy pathway through the Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio n Lungolago Marconi 2, Iseo (030 98
02 09). ∑ lagodiseo.org
6 Parco Nazionale Y Giardino Botanico
dello Stelvio Alpino Rezia This glaciated lake is surrounded
Via Sertorelli, Loc. Rovinaccia, Bormio. by tall mountains and waterfalls
Trento, Bolzano, Sondrio & Brescia. Tel 0342 92 73 70. Open Jun–Sep: and boasts a mini-mountain of
@ from Bormio to Santa Caterina daily. & ∑ ortobotanicoitalia.it its own, in the form of the island
Valfurva & Madonna dei Monti. of Monte Isola. Along the shores
n Via de Simoni 42, Bormio (0342 of the lake are a clutch of fishing
90 08 11). ∑ stelviopark.it 7 Val Camonica villages such as Sale Marasino
The Stelvio, Italy’s largest Brescia. V @ Capo di Ponte. n Via and Iseo itself. From Marone, on
national park, is the gateway Briscioli 42, Capo di Ponte (0364 420 the east bank of the lake, a road
from Lombardy to the glacier- 80). ∑ proloco.capo-di-ponte.bs.it leads to the village of Cislano,
strewn Dolomite mountains about 5 km (3 miles) away. Here,
stretching into Trentino-Alto This broad valley formed by a extraordinary spire-like rock
Adige. The glaciers are dotted glacier is the setting for an formations rise from the ground,
with more than 50 lakes, and extraordinary series of pre historic each spire topped by a boulder.
dominated by craggy peaks rock carvings. These form an These distinctive erosion pillars,
such as Gran Zebrù, Cevedale astonishing outdoor mural from one of the strangest natural
and Ortles – the tallest mountain the Lago d’Iseo to Capo di Ponte wonders in Lombardy, are known
here is 3,905 m (12,811 ft). and beyond, and the valley is an as the “Fairies of the Forest”.
For walkers, the area offers
excellent hiking, and access to
remote areas populated by
ibexes, marmots, chamois and
eagles. The only real population
centre in the Lombardy part of
the park is at Bormio, which
boasts plenty of winter and
summer sports facilities, and is a
good base from which to explore
the area. The town’s Giardino
Botanico, a 1 km (0.6 mile) walk
from the centre, displays some
of the species of mountain
plants found in the region. Prehistoric engraving of a mounted hunter and stag in the Val Camonica
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp565–9 and pp584–90

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