Nadro (Nàder in
camunian dialect
Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard language, Lombard, a Gallo-Italic languages, Gallo-Italic language
spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in p ...
) is an Italian hamlet (''
frazione
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'') of the
comune
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of
Ceto
Ceto (; ) 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 monstrous children fathered by Pho ...
(
BS),
Lombardy
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. It has 655 inhabitants.
Chiesa Cattolica Italiana - Parrocchia di Nadro, 25-1-2008
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It lies 75 km from Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
, along the ''strada Statale 42 del Tonale e della Mendola'' and is situated in Val Camonica
Val Camonica or Valcamonica (), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley, is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in the c ...
.
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, to command and defend strategic points ...
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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