The mysterious megalithic face of Borzone in Liguria
The mysterious megalithic face of Borzone in Liguria.
For a long time I had been meaning to go and see this prehistoric monument which is not far from where I live (Sestri Levante).
With a friend, a few months ago now, we seized the opportunity and on a sunny Saturday afternoon in November we went to see the splendid Borzone Abbey and from there, following the short path (about 6 kilometres there and back) indicated, you reach the beautiful monolith.
I took several photos but I tell you: the images do not do as well as the real thing.
Have you ever heard of this monument?
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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.
If you want to see the other photos I took click here:
If you want to learn more about the history of the face, I invite you to go to this page: abbaziaborzone.it.
Here's where the face is:
Given the lack of systematic studies on the find, its dating is still the subject of various hypotheses. The first ones date it back to between the Upper Paleolithic (between 20,000 and 12,000 years ago) and the Neolithic (between 10,000 and 3,500 years ago), in the wake of anthropomorphic menhirs such as those of Carnac.
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The mysterious megalithic face of Borzone in Liguria – Le mystérieux visage mégalithique de Borzone en Ligurie – La misteriosa cara megalítica de Borzone en Liguria – A misteriosa face megalítica de Borzone na Ligúria – Die geheimnisvolle Megalithwand von Borzone in Ligurien – Khuôn mặt cự thạch bí ẩn của Borzone ở Liguria – 利古里亚博尔佐内神秘的巨石面 – リグーリア州ボルゾーネの神秘的な巨石の顔
If you want to find some ideas or learn more about Liguria, I refer you to the Liguria Region Tourism website: lamialiguria.it. This is the institutional website of the Region: regione.liguria.it.
If you are passionate about trails I invite you to read the guide: I 50 sentieri più belli della Liguria or Sentieri sul mare. If you are passionate about mysteries and legends then I suggest these books: Liguria magica e misteriosa and also Liguria nascosta e dimenticata.
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Certo, lo ha scoperto un cugino della mia mamma, l’ing. Armando Giuliani
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Si, il prof Duilio Citi ci portò, lui è un esperto di quella interessante zona.
Non ne conoscevo l’esistenza. Molto interessante. Ci si arriva anche con la macchina oppure solo a piedi?
Il punto per vedere il monolito e’ sulla strada carrabile, quella che sale dall’abbazia. A piedi il sentiero passa nei boschi ma comunque poi sbuca sulla strada carrabile diversi metri prima del punto dove si vede il volto. Noi infatti, per ritornare alla macchina (che avevamo lasciato dalla chiesa), siamo tornati camminando sulla strada.