The major attractions of the Camonica Valley are surely the rock etchings, distributed all over the valley territory and housed within eight archaeological parks of which one is of world importance due to the Unesco acknowledgment as a heritage of humanity. They attract students, onlookers, scholars from all over the world.
This national park with rock etchings of Naquane is situated in the town of Capo di Ponte, where visitors can come across the Massi (boulders) di Cemmo, Seradina and Bedolina, places which are filled with these graffiti.
Other parks where it is possible to find ancient proof are the intermunicipal Parl of the Moro lake, Luine, in the town of Darfo Boario Terme, the Archaeological park of Anvoia in Ossimo, the regional reserve of the rock etchings of Ceto, Cimbergo and Paspardo, the municipal park of Sellero and the multi-theme park "Coren de le fate" in Sonico.
These graffiti give evidence of the life, activities, uses and customs of the ancient Camonica Valley dwellers, spanning over an extended period of time of which we can understand the various phases of evolution of the village dwellers' ancestors. Still today these graffiti are analyzed in detail in a quest to come as near as possible to the real meaning that these men of the past intended giving.
It is odd to see how, already so back into the past, people started planning an organized life with activities, religious beliefs, battles etc.
They are a rare attraction these rock etchings, and they are there to be discovered in the Camonica Valley, together with a lot more…
In order to remain locked in that era and experience unique moments, two theme parks have been built, Archepark and Graffitipark. The first one is located in the town of Darfo Boario Terme, the second one can be found in the land of etchings, Capo di Ponte. Historical and detailed reconstructions which transport the visitor back into the past and interiorize the history which belonged to us before and always will in the future.