The Dunarobba fossil forest nearby Avigliano Umbro, has been discovered in the 70s, but the work to bring it up to surface are not yet finished.

All the trees belong to a family of sequoia which used to be present in this part of italy more than one million years ago. The particularity with this forest is that the trees lay in vertical position and not horizantally as it is the case for other fossil forests. This would confirm the theory that a flood could have overwhelmed the forest preserving it in the shape we admire today. The fossiles have enormous dimensions: 1.5 m in diameter and between 5 and 10 meters in high.

For information about guided visits or opening time of the area to contact:
Tel. +39 0744 940348 or forestafossile@kairos.tr.it

Hours and costs in 2009

Closed Monday (all year)
WINTER PERIOD (coinciding with the solar time) Weekdays: from Tuesday to Friday, from 10 to 13 Holidays and the day before holidays,Saturday, Sunday: from 10 to 13 and from 14 to 16.30.
SUMMER TIME (coinciding with the daylight saving time) Weekdays: from Tuesday to Friday, from 10 to 13. Friday, Saturday, Sunday: from 10 to 13 and from 15 to 19. July / August: from Tuesday to Sunday,holidays and the day before holidays, from 9:30 to 13 and from 15.30 to 19.30.
September / October: from Tuesday to Friday, from 10 to 13. Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and the day before holidays, from 10 to 13 and from 15,30 to 18,30.

Schools and groups can book their visit on any day of the phone at 0744 / 940348.

FULL TICKET: 5 euros
PRICE REDUCED: 3 euros (children 6-14 years old, older than 75 years, groups of over 15 units, teachers responsible for an indefinite period).
FREE TICKET: children 1-5 years old, the disabled and their escorts, tour guides and tour, accompanying teachers in the exercise of their functions).

NB: The cost of the ticket has always included a guided tour inside the area.
For guided tours will be provided a bonus of 0.50 euros per person cost of the ticket.