The Adventure of the Mysterious Stones (The Coppelle of Vallecetta)

THE OFFER

There is a special trail that winds through pastures and clearings, on the slopes of Monte Vallecetta… and it is ready to tell you an ancient story! The Alpini di Piatta are waiting for you at the Palueta hairpin bend to take you on a small but great adventure to discover the coppelle, mysterious marks left on the rocks by people who lived thousands of years ago.
Together with the Alpini, we will walk through nature, listen to fascinating stories, and look for these engraved stones, almost like little explorers of the past!

WHAT ARE COPPELLE?
Coppelle are spherical engravings of varying diameter and depth, made on monoliths of mica-schist-phyllite rock (a soft, workable rock with gray-brown tones, common in these areas), using harder stones such as quartz, marble, or granite.
There is extensive literature on this type of rock engraving, characteristic especially of the Alpine and pre-Alpine arc. The most plausible hypotheses date these “signs” of the past from the Neolithic and Copper Age (4th-3rd millennium BC) to much more recent times.

WHERE IT IS LOCATED
The trail is located between 1700 and 1900 meters above sea level, along the slopes of Monte Vallecetta, and stretches for about 7 km. It is well marked with signs and descriptive panels placed near the boulders, thanks to the work of the Alpini di Piatta and the CMAV. The trail was inaugurated in the summer of 2005.

SUITABLE FOR: hike suitable for everyone. Hiking boots are recommended.

FREE ACTIVITY - BOOKING APPRECIATED
Possibility of arranging different days for pre-formed groups
In case of bad weather the activity will NOT take place