{"id":8806,"date":"2022-12-07T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T08:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/archaeology-and-caves\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:38:31","slug":"archaeology-and-caves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/en\/nature\/archaeology-and-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeology and caves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_903245506\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1386019087\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:40%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"archeologia cosa studia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-BEEHIVE-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1386019087 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_903245506 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_623092352\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-157932782\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2069577548\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1372727637\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1704541438\" class=\"text testi-titolo-laterale\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Rubik'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(39,39,39,0.4);\">ARCHAEOLOGY AND CAVES<\/h6>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1704541438 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n#text-1704541438 > * {\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1372727637 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1372727637 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-223361789\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-157932782 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-157932782 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-489865776\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1409823585\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1409823585 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-102898721\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-841235818\" class=\"text testi-titolo\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"testi-titolo\">Following in the footsteps of the Past<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-841235818 {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#text-841235818 > * {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2334419989\" class=\"text testi-body\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The Finale area has been marked by human presence for over 350,000 years, evident through the numerous caverns, caves, dolmens, and menhirs that dot the landscape. These fascinating archaeological treasures make the territory a truly captivating destination.<\/p>\n<p>Discover the rich history of the Ligurian region through its unique landmarks, including the Caverna delle Arene Candide and the Arma delle Manie, as well as the &#8220;ciappe&#8221; (in local dialect) &#8211; large slabs of Finale Stone adorned with rock graffiti like the Ciappo dei Ceci and Ciappo del Sale. Explore the Roman Quarries and Natural Caves and experience the essence of the past coming to life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1055357132\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-190092562\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_245398074\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/preistoria\/caverne\/arma-delle-manie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom-fade image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1256\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caverna_arma_manie3.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caverna_arma_manie3.png 1256w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caverna_arma_manie3-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caverna_arma_manie3-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caverna_arma_manie3-768x498.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1256px) 100vw, 1256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_245398074 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3877963496\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4><strong>Arma delle M\u00e0nie<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3877963496 {\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1022604897\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_499769279\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/preistoria\/caverne\/caverna-delle-arene-candide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom-fade image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-caverna-arene-candide-mudif-00-cover-e1562232656824-1200x675-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-caverna-arene-candide-mudif-00-cover-e1562232656824-1200x675-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-caverna-arene-candide-mudif-00-cover-e1562232656824-1200x675-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-caverna-arene-candide-mudif-00-cover-e1562232656824-1200x675-1-1024x576.webp 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class=\"img-inner image-zoom-fade image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ciappo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ciappo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ciappo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ciappo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1145221556 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2322662468\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4><strong>Ciappo dei Ceci<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2322662468 {\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.1;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div 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