Museo della civiltà rupestre e contadina

About the museum

The museum is the gateway to the rock village of Zungri, at about 490 metres above sea level in the valley of the Malòpera fiumara (a seasonal watercourse), on the edge of the village. The settlement has around a hundred caves of different shapes and sizes, some dating back to the Middle Ages, containing dwellings, craft workshops, stables, cellars, silos and processing tanks. Research on their function and dating is still limited.

The first room presents farm and craft tools linked to the cycles of wheat and grapes, to broom, hemp and other textile fibres, to herding and to trades. The second recreates daily life, with a hearth, a bread corner, oil storage and a small forge. The third shows more intimate spaces, such as a bedroom with a woman's trousseau.

The walls also hold a collection of historical photographs. The museum offers guided tours.

Highlights

• Gateway to the rock village of Zungri
• Tools for wheat, grapes, broom and hemp
• Kitchen reconstruction with hearth and bread corner
• Bedroom with a woman's trousseau
• Collection of historical photographs

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione di civiltà rupestre e contadina – Three rooms with farm and craft tools, a reconstruction of domestic life and historical photographs, plus access to the rock village.

Operated by

Comune di Zungri

Visitors per year

approx. 40,000

Admission & discounts

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on Via Indipendenza, at the entrance to the Città di Pietra (City of Stone) rock settlement of Zungri.

Amenities & dining

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