Museo archeologico «Mario Fenoglio»
Small museum in Alpicella with Neolithic finds from the Varazze area, including square-mouthed vessels, and a natural history section.
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About the museum
The museum is in Alpicella, a hillside hamlet of Varazze, and is dedicated to the archaeological finds from the municipal territory, mainly from the Neolithic period. Among the materials on display are numerous square-mouthed vessels, typical of the Neolithic culture of the Ligurian area.
A natural history section presents aspects of the area’s geology, mineralogy and botany. In the surroundings visitors can reach a megalithic trail with a ring of standing stones oriented towards Monte Greppino, the Fenestrelle rock shelter (Middle Neolithic, discovered in 1977), menhirs, rock engravings and a stone bridge dating from around the year 1000, known as the “Ponte dei Saraceni” (Saracens’ bridge).
Highlights
- Neolithic finds from the Varazze area
- Square-mouthed vessels
- Natural history section (geology, mineralogy, botany)
- Megalithic trail and Fenestrelle rock shelter nearby
Permanent exhibition
- Reperti neolitici e sezione naturalistica – Archaeological material from the Varazze area, in particular Neolithic square-mouthed vessels, and a section on geology, mineralogy and botany.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Comune di Varazze
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to a specialist portal.
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