Parco archeologico comunale di Seradina-Bedolina

About the museum

The Seradina-Bedolina Municipal Archaeological Park is part of UNESCO site no. 94, “Rock Drawings in Valcamonica”, the first Italian site to be inscribed on the list, in 1979. It was established in 2005 to protect, study and promote a wide area with engravings on the right-hand slope of the territory of Capo di Ponte, in Media Valcamonica.

Spread over about 6 hectares, between 400 and 600 metres above sea level, the park includes more than 170 rocks with tens of thousands of engravings, dating from the late Neolithic and early Copper Age (4th–3rd millennium BC) to the Iron Age (1st millennium BC). The Seradina area, crossed by the historic “Strada della Greppa”, is famous for its scenes of ploughing, warriors, mounted hunters and Rock 12. The Bedolina area, on a panoramic terrace, hosts the celebrated Mappa di Bedolina, one of the oldest and most complex topographical representations from prehistory, and the rosa camuna (Camunian rose).

The visit routes are marked by colours (orange, green, red, brown and light blue). In the “Cascina Vecchia” at the entrance to Seradina is the Raccolta museale “Battista Maffessoli”, recognised in 2015 by Regione Lombardia: 70 original plaster casts of rock engravings made in the first half of the 20th century, together with photographs and documents of the discoverer Battista Maffessoli (1929–2006), a native of Capo di Ponte.

Highlights

• Mappa di Bedolina, among the oldest topographical representations from prehistory
• Rock 12 at Seradina with scenes of ploughing, hunting and duels
• Rosa camuna and more than 170 engraved rocks
• Maffessoli collection with 70 plaster casts of engravings
• Percorso Azzurro, an extended-access route, also for wheelchair users with an escort
• Panoramic position between Pizzo Badile Camuno and Concarena

Permanent exhibition

• Raccolta museale «Battista Maffessoli» – Seventy original plaster casts of rock engravings from Media Valcamonica, with photographs and documents by Maffessoli, in the Cascina Vecchia.

Founded

2005

Operated by

Comune di Capo di Ponte

Visitors per year

approx. 3,864

Admission & discounts

Over-18s: €4. Free admission also for residents of Capo di Ponte and for tourist guides.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Bedolina area offers an extended-access route, also for wheelchair users with an escort, with a car park for people with disabilities and a wide walkway at the Mappa di Bedolina. The other routes (Seradina) run along paths in a wooded and mountainous area.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car: from Milan or Bergamo take the A4 motorway, then the SS42 Tonale road towards Lovere–Edolo; from Lake Iseo take the SP 510 Sebina Orientale road to the Capo di Ponte exit.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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