Monastero di San Salvatore (Monastery of San Salvatore) is located on the left bank of the Oglio river, in the municipality of Capo di Ponte in Val Camonica, Italy. Established at the end of the 11th century, it was the first and only Cluniac priory in Val Camonica. [1] The monastery is an important example of early medieval Romanesque architecture. [2]
The Camunic language is an extinct language that was spoken in the 1st millennium BC in the Valcamonica and the Valtellina in Northern Italy, both of the Central Alps, and thought to be a pre–Indo-European language.
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 and its capital is the city of Brescia.
Angolo Terme is a comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It lies on the right bank of the river Dezzo, in the lower Valle di Scalve.
Capo di Ponte is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Ceto is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Cimbergo is an Italian comune of 572 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Ono San Pietro is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located in the Camonica valley, above the right bank of the river Oglio, and at the foot of Mt. Concarena. Neighbouring communes are Capo di Ponte, Cerveno, Ceto and Paisco Loveno.
Paspardo is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated in Val Camonica. Neighbouring communes are Capo di Ponte, Cedegolo and Cimbergo.
Ponte di Legno is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Sellero is a comune of 1,503 people in the province of Brescia in the middle Val Camonica.
Temù is an Italian comune of 1.113 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy.
Val Camonica is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in the commune of Pisogne near Lake Iseo. It has an area of about 1,335 km2 (515 sq mi) and 118,323 inhabitants.
The Oglio is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is 280 kilometres (170 mi) long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its 280 kilometres (170 mi) of length, it occupies the 2nd place per length, while it is the 4th per basin surface, and the 3rd per average discharge at the mouth.
Castelnuovo Berardenga is a comune (municipality) in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Florence and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Siena. Since 1932 it is included in the Chianti wine-production area.
The rock drawings in Valcamonica are located in the Province of Brescia, Italy, and constitute the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world. The collection was recognized by Unesco in 1979 and was Italy's first recognized World Heritage Site. Unesco has formally recognized more than 140,000 figures and symbols, but new discoveries have increased the number of catalogued incisions to between 200,000 and 300,000. The petroglyphs are spread on all surfaces of the valley, but concentrated in the areas of Darfo Boario Terme, Capo di Ponte, Nadro, Cimbergo and Paspardo.
The Camunian rose is the name given to a particular symbol represented among the rock carvings of Val Camonica. It consists of a meandering closed line that winds around nine cup marks. It is engraved in the form symmetrical, asymmetrical or swastika.
Emmanuel Anati is an Italian archaeologist.
Cemmo, is a frazione of Capo di Ponte, located right of river Oglio, beneath the Concarena.
The Pieve of Saint Syrus is a church in the village of Cemmo, a frazione of Capo di Ponte, at 410 meters above sea level. It was one of the pievi, or isolated churches with baptistries, among which the territory of Val Camonica was divided. The complex, which stands on a ridge overlooking the river Oglio, can be reached via a staircase built in the 1930s.
The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily, is one of the largest monasteries in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the second biggest Benedictine monastery in Europe
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