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| Brescia Lake Garda Valsabbia Lake Idro Valtrompia The Brescian plain Franciacorta Lake Iseo Valcamonica |
Valcamonica truly has much
to offer: two unspoilt national parks - Adamello and Stelvio - among the most important in
the Alps, an impressive network of paths and mountain huts for walkers and climbers, three
well-known ski stations (Ponte di Legno-Tonale, Borno and Montecampione) and many others
less well-known, summer skiing on the Presena glacier, spas at Darfo Boario and Angolo and
a World Heritage national park that documents art and history from 10.000 years ago. Montecampione
Darfo Boario Terme
Esine Esine is one of the many small villages in Valcamonica that boast a true art treasure.
Its church of Santa Maria Assunta is a national monument. It was built in the
1400's and chimes the oldest bell in the valley (dated 1535); it is decorated with a cycle
of frescoes by Pietro Da Cemmo. |
Situated
at the mouth of the valley and easily reached from Brescia, Montecampione is the most
recent tourist development in Valcamonica and is perfect for winter skiing (see
"Sport") or for a summer walking or sports holiday. It was designed during the
1970's in a panoramic position. It has two centres, Alpiaz at 1200 m and Plan at 1800 m.
The
writer Alessandro Manzoni thought highly of it but before him even as far back as the
famous 16th century naturalist Paracelsus, many praised the water of Boario
which is famous for its powers to cure liver, and other problems.