Vallée des merveilles

Today in : France
First trace of activity : 2,800 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : 1,500 B.C.E
Recorded names : Valle delle Meraviglie, Valley of Marvels, Vallauretta, Valmasque, Col du Sabion, lac Sainte-Marie, Fontanalba, Rocher des Merveilles, Mont Bégo

Description : The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie (English: Valley of Marvels), is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas.

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