Visit Val Camonica, where the inhabitants have been etching pictures into the rock for thousands of years...

From 6,000 years ago - from the Neolithic all the way through the Roman period - the inhabitants of Val Camonica etched pictures into the rock.  Each depiction is unique, creating a uniquely varied and concentrated gallery of prehistoric life: there are animals, humans, boats, carts, huts, and much more.

Throughout prehistory, the fertile and beautiful Val Camonica valleys were an important route through the Italian Alps, connecting northern and southern Europe.  Prehistorians have theorised that the continuing movement of peoples and goods, especially during the Bronze and Iron Ages, gave rise to a dynamic society - the history of which is 'pecked into this ice-scoured landscape of lakes and mountains.'

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Sat 8th - Thur 13th June 2013

with Dr Tertia Barnett

6 days || £1395 (including flights)