Nadro (Nàder in
camunian dialect
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) is an Italian hamlet (''
frazione
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'') of the
comune
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of
Ceto
Ceto (; grc, Κητώ, Kētṓ, sea monster) is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. As a mythological figure, she is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of ...
(
BS),
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
. It has 655 inhabitants.
Chiesa Cattolica Italiana - Parrocchia di Nadro, 25-1-2008
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It lies 75 km from Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...
, along the ''strada Statale 42 del Tonale e della Mendola'' and is situated in Val Camonica.
Nadro is a medieval town developed around the tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strateg ...
of the noble Gaioni's family, dating to the 15th century. It represents the main access to the ''riserva naturale Incisioni rupestri di Ceto, Cimbergo e Paspardo'', a large area with numerous petroghlyphs; the "didactical museum of the reserve" (''Museo didattico della riserva'') is there.
Gallery
Image:Skyline di Nadro - Ceto (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg,
Image:via piana.jpg,
Image:Museo_della_Riserva_-_Nadro_-_Ceto_(Foto_Luca_Giarelli).jpg,
Image:Mappa di Nadro - Ceto (LG).jpg,
Image:Via_Crodobbio_-_Nadro_-_Ceto_(Foto_Luca_Giarelli).jpg,
Image:Torre_di_Nadro_-_Ceto_(Foto_Luca_Giarelli).jpg,
Image:Ronchi_di_località_spiassi_-_Nadro_-_Ceto_(Foto_Luca_Giarelli).jpg,
Image:Loc Giarelli e Campagnelli Nadro.jpg,
Notes
Frazioni of the Province of Brescia
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