Archaeological Park "Archeo Natura" of Fiavé

A fascinating journey through time, diving into the past, into the atmosphere of the pile-dwelling village of Fiavé to experience the life of our Bronze Age ancestors. Between Lake Garda and the Brenta Dolomites, in Fiavé, in the Valli Giudicarie, where once was the ancient Carera Lake, the pile-dwelling village rises today, in an environment of great value.

A path of discovery and knowledge in the evocative scenery of the Fiavé-Carera nature reserve , a few dozen metres from the archaeological area where the remains of the posts that supported the prehistoric buildings are still visible. This is an area of great historical and natural interest and which been awarded three UNESCO recognitions.

The Fiavé pile-dwellings, together with those at Molina di Ledro, are part of the transnational site “Prehistoric Pile-Dwelling Sites around the Alps”, included by UNESCO in the World Heritage List in 2011. This includes 111 settlements, chosen from around a thousand pile-dwellings dating back to between the 6th and 1st millennium BC, distributed around Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Italy.

Moreover, the Giudicarie area has been recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and the nearby Brenta Dolomites have also been declared a World Heritage Site.

The Archeo Natura Park and the archaeological area , together with the Pile dwelling Museum , located in an ancient rural building in the village of Fiavé, form a true archaeological centre, full of surprises for visitors of all ages. All this is an invitation to adventure and exploration of the past along an engaging route with installations illustrating life at the time of the pile dwellings, information panels, a visitor centre with films and multimedia equipment, rest areas as well as spaces dedicated to families and children.

During the summer, the Park and the Pile Dwelling Museum offer a busy and interesting programme of activities organised by the “Servizi educativi” (office for educational activities) of the Archaeological Heritage Office with shared visits, demonstration archaeology days, educational theatre workshops and meetings with archaeologists, readings (with theatrical performance), shows and exhibitions.

During the school year, the Park offers activities and educational tours for schools.

Here are the educational courses and workshops for schools: At School with Archaeology

From June to September, the Archeo Natura Park and the Pile dwelling Museum  - located in the village of Fiavé -  offer "Summer in a Pile-Dwelling", a series of initiatives for the public of all ages to discover the fascinating world of the pile-dwellings, accompanied by the museum educators of the Provincial Archaeological Heritage Office.

Programme:

How to get to the archaeological area  and the Pile dwelling Museum :

 Mappa dal Museo al Parco.pdf 216,81 kB

See the map of the Archeo Natura Park: 

 Parco Archeo Natura Fiavé_mappa.pdf 10,85 MB

Booking is recommended for priority access in case of numerous visitors:

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Parking: The parking area is located at Dos Gustinaci. Parking is permitted at the entrance to the Parco Archeo Natura and in the garden of the Museo delle Palafitte only in cases of reduced physical mobility, by calling the staff at the ticket office (Park: 331 1739336 - Museum: 0465 735019).

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