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The Oglio river flows down the Val Camonica<\/strong> for nearly 80 km, from the Tonale Pass between the southern peaks of the Alps, to Lake Iseo near the village of Pissogne.
This land inhabited for millennia is known as the \u00ab valley of signs<\/strong> \u00bb (valle dei segni<\/em> in Italian), famous indeed for its prehistoric petroglyphs, engravings on rocks, spread along the itineraries of eight more or less thematic parks. This ensemble is the first Italian site inscribed by Unesco on the World Heritage list, in 1979. It has nearly 300,000 symbols, signs and images. The main park is that of the Rock Engravings of Naquane \"interest<\/b><\/strong>, at Capo di Ponte (read the page on the rock archaeological sites of Valcamonica<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

On its heights, the Camonica valley is separated from the valley del Sole by the Passo del Tonale, between the alpine peaks of the Gavia, the Adamello or the Pizzo dei Tre Signori. Besides its legendary passes for cyclists, this area has several ski resorts, with a territory partly in the Adamello and Stelvio nature parks.
The valley descends for nearly 80 km to Lake Iseo near the villages of Lovere and Pisogne.\u00a0
Among its medieval testimonies, Bienno<\/strong> is among “the most beautiful villages in Italy” which developed thanks to ironworking, and the castle of Breno<\/strong> is the most beautiful in the valley.
It is also a spa destination with several resorts including Darfo Boario Terme<\/strong> and Angolo Terme<\/strong>, and a cultural one with, besides the rock engravings that distinguish the valley, a Romanesque heritage, from Roman antiquity at Cividate Camuno<\/strong> in particular, or from the Renaissance with pictorial works in several churches.<\/p>\n

The main towns of the valley are Darfo Boario Terme<\/strong> in the lower valley, and Ponte di Legno<\/strong> in the upper valley, which is the main ski resort. The other resorts are those of Aprica, Montecampione and Borno. Ponte di Legno is also a summer destination, for trekking and mountain biking, and even for road cycling with the passes or the track that descends the valley from Ponte to Lake Iseo.
Below are presented the various places from south to north going up the valley, read the page What to see in Val Camonica<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n

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View over the valley towards Cividate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Engravings of the Foppe di Nardo itinerary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n

Places of the lower valley<\/h2>\n