Tavola dei briganti, Rock inscriptions on Monte Cavallo in Sant'Eufemia a Maiella, Italy

Tavola dei Briganti is a collection of carved inscriptions, crosses, and symbols etched into limestone rocks at approximately 2100 meters elevation in Majella National Park. The stone surface preserves messages and markings made by people over several decades in this high mountain location.

The carved messages date from between 1861 and 1867, a time when Italy became a new kingdom and many people opposed the changes it brought. This period was marked by conflict and resistance, which people expressed directly onto the rock face.

The engravings include crosses, dates, names and symbols left by brigands and shepherds, plus an inscription recorded at the foot of Monte Cavallo. They recall the Banda della Maiella, the independent bands led between 1861 and 1867 by chiefs such as Croce "Crocitto" Di Tola and Domenico "Cannone" Valerio.

The site is reached via a hiking trail starting from Rifugio Pomilio, a mountain refuge at approximately 1900 meters. The path is steep and demands good fitness and sturdy walking boots for safe access.

The rock also bears an inscription, quoted in the Italian sources, alongside crosses, dates, names and symbols of various kinds. It sits at the foot of the summit of Monte Cavallo, below the Blockhaus, where Piedmontese soldiers built a small fort, now a ruin, to control brigandage.