CASTLE OF MONTECHIARUGOLO
Built on the remains of an old thirteenth-century nucleus destroyed in 1313, the castle of Montechiarugolo is located in the province of Parma in the municipality of Montechiarugolo. The castle shows the fifteenth-century imprint given to it by Guido Torelli, leader of the Visconti and awarded the fiefdom of Montechiarugolo in 1406. Later, during the […]
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF CA’ CASTELLINA
The archaeological site of Ca’ Castellina represents a precious testimony of the past, located in an area of great historical and cultural value. Since its recent discovery, this archaeological site is bringing to light new evidence related to the processes of gypsum extraction, thanks to intense work carried out by volunteers and professionals coordinated by […]
LUIGI DONINI MUSEUM OF PREHISTORY
The Luigi Donini Museum of Prehistory in the Bologna municipality of San Lazzaro di Savena exhibits some of the most important paleontological finds and life-size reproductions of animals that lived thousands of years ago within the Abbadessa Gypsum and Badlands Regional Park and beyond. Thanks to the use of 3D laser scanners and high-precision photogrammetry, […]
GEOPALEONTOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CAMPOSILVANO
Founded in 1975 by Attilio Benetti, the Camposilvano Museum displays important paleontological finds from not only Northern Italy, but also from other regions of the world. Some of the most important finds housed in the Museum are ammonites of various sizes, dinosaur footprints and a skull of a bear that lived in caves. We have […]
NEPTUNE’S CAVE
Framed by the imposing cliffs of Capo Caccia, Neptune’s Grotto is one of the most fascinating and mysterious places in Sardinia. A journey inside is a breathtaking experience: an underground world sculpted by nature over millions of years, among stalactites, stalagmites and crystalline pools of water. You can reach the cave by sea or by […]
DOLOMITES CENOTE ABYSS
In the heart of the Ampezzane Dolomites, at an altitude of 2,940 metres between Piz Conturines and Cima Lavarella, lies one of the most extraordinary cavities in Europe: the Abisso Cenote delle Dolomiti. This glacial abyss, some 298 metres deep, emerged following the natural emptying of a lake located in a vast dolina. Its discovery […]
THE BAGNADA MUSEUM
The Bagnada Museum, set up inside an authentic disused mine, is now even more welcoming and engaging thanks to a new exhibition itinerary that combines tradition and innovation. Inside this museum it is possible to visit a room entirely dedicated to the spectacular Scerscen Caves, one of the most fascinating karst systems of the Valmalenco […]