In Parre, a town in the Upper Seriana Valley, you can discover the history of the Orobi, the Iron Age inhabitants of the Lombardy valleys.
Parre, whose Latin name is Parra, is mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his important work “Naturalis Historia”
Parra Oppidum of the Orobians is an archaeological park that collects remains unearthed after 3,000 years.
It is divided into two parts: the Antiquarium Museum and the park.
The Antiquarium illustrates the history of the ancient center of Parre and houses a selection of artifacts from excavations carried out in past decades.
Come learn about the Orobians who lived in Parra by observing the objects used for their daily activities.
Learn about craftsmanship, forms of worship, trade and exchange with Central Alpine and Celtic peoples.
The collection consists of pottery, bronze and glass ornaments, stone tools, coins, and bone and horn objects.
A journey through history: the exhibits are accompanied by explanatory panels in Italian and English to learn about the ancient inhabitants to the fullest.
A specific section is devoted to metallurgy, evidence of an economy based on the exploitation of mineral resources in the area.
Copper, bronze and lead were worked in Parra.
It was an important center of trade with neighboring populations and was an important hub in exchanges between the valleys and the plains.
The Archaeological Parktestifies to the long life of this settlement during the Iron Age, particularly from the 11th century B.C. to the Late Roman Age (5th century A.D.) You will find the remains of the Oppidum houses: dwellings that belong to the “alpine house” model, quadrangular in shape, sunken, with stone and wood walls, provided with a raised floor and with a roof made of wood or branches or thatch (of the structures you can see the floors and the stone bases of the walls).