Points of Interest
Rocciavrè Park
The Traces of the Past
Balm Chanto (Italian text)
Shelter
under the rock where semi-nomadic hunters and shepherds lived about
2,500 years before Christ. Since 1983 archaeological excavations
brought back to life handmade items made with bones and smoothed stones
and rests of pottery. The plain rocky surface is scattered with about
fifty cupels (artificial hemispherical cavities dug in the rock)
without apparent criteria. They are engravings eroded by the action of
atmospheric agents, but which are still visible if the light conditions
are favorable.
Rock engravings (Italian text)
In
the region of the Italian Western Alps, the rock engravings of Val
Pellice, Val Risagliardo, Val Germanasca, and Val Chisone represent the
largest known area. The rock engravings of these valleys (also called "petroglyphs") were carved on rocks lying on the slopes and the ridges
of the valleys, mainly at an altitude varying between 700 and 2,000m
a.s.l.
Military works (Italian text)
Religious works of art (Italian text)
Economic activities (Italian text)
Chianocco and Foresto Nature Reserves
The Traces of the Past
Rock engravings and paintings (Italian text)
The
area situated between the Orrido di Foresto and Mompantero is rich in
rock engravings and the concentration of figurative engravings made
with hack hammers makes it a rather rare complex in Piemonte.
In the
remaining Susa valley there are several rock engravings (above all
cupels), but the area is characterized by a unique concentration of
figurative petroglyphs. Such engravings are generally associated to
smooth rocky surfaces, smoothed by the glaciers, mainly made of
thin-grained sedimentary rocks. The main areas of rock art in the
Alpine Chain, Valcamonica and Valle delle Meraviglie, are significant
as far as the subject is concerned.
Cultural Tourist Proposals
- Naturalistic Museum in Prà Catinat
- Prà Catinat Environmental Education Center
- Ecomuseum of the Resistance Movement
- REA Botanic Garden
- Coazze Ethnographic Museum
