Official Information
Official website: https://museilombardia.cultura.gov.it/musei/parco-nazionale-delle-incisioni-rupestri/
Official tickets: https://portale.museiitaliani.it/b2c/buyTicketless/0b4293aa-40a0-411d-94bf-9e91155e6b27
Address: Parco nazionale delle incisioni rupestri, Località Naquane, 25044 Capo di Ponte (BS), Italy
View on Google Maps: Parco Nazionale delle Incisioni Rupestri Naquane
Opening Hours
Opening hours vary by park and season. The main Naquane rock engraving park is usually open from Tuesday to Sunday, with extended hours in spring and summer and reduced hours during autumn and winter. Most parks close on Mondays and may adjust schedules on certain holidays or for weather conditions. Because all sites are outdoors and subject to capacity limits or seasonal changes, always check the latest timetable on the official Ministry of Culture site or the Musei Italiani portal before planning your visit.
The Camonica Valley Rock Engravings Archaeological Parks make up Italy’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s standout open-air prehistoric museums. Distributed across the middle Val Camonica, the main hub is the Parco Nazionale delle Incisioni Rupestri at Naquane, managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture. Here, you can follow mapped woodland trails to encounter marked slabs of glacier-polished rock, where for over two millennia the Camunni and later peoples incised thousands of figures: warriors, ploughs, huts, animals, hunting scenes, sun wheels and symbolic marks. The park provides informative signposts and raised platforms to view significant engravings up close, yet without damaging the rocks. Other protected parks in Val Camonica, such as Massi di Cemmo, Seradina-Bedolina and Luine, are run by local bodies but together illustrate the richness and diversity of the valley’s prehistoric art. Tickets for state-managed parks can often be purchased through the Musei Italiani system or from on-site electronic kiosks. Paths are natural and sometimes steep or slippery, so wear sturdy shoes and check weather conditions before coming. The visibility of engravings changes with light and season—many visitors say early morning or late afternoon, when the sun is low, brings the finest detail out on the rocks. Val Camonica as a whole is ideal for slow travel, and the archaeological parks are part of a broader landscape of ancient sanctuaries, medieval churches and Alpine villages, giving context to the enduring legacy of the valley’s earliest communities.