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Multi-periodSite Name: Parco Marmitte dei GigantiCountry: Italy Region: Lombardia Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Morbegno Nearest Village: Chiavenna
Latitude: 46.324597N Longitude: 9.413167E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Lombardia
Marmitte dei Giganti is the name given to the glacial potholes excavated in the bedrock of the Park by the erosive power of water.
A place of natural beauty, this open air museum also contains many of the traces left through the centuries by the inhabitants of this region.
Along the paths, on boulders, on the rock faces of ancient quarries, in small caves, a variety of engravings can be seen: cups, geometrical shapes, nine men's morris, then crosses, initials, dates. Somebody even took the trouble of drawing a castle...
The Park is situated on the outskirts of Chiavenna (Sondrio Province), the picturesque town can be easily reached by car or by train (line Milano - Chiavenna, 2 hours).
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