Fort Naole

Fort Naole is the highest-elevation military construction of all the Rivoli forts, at an altitude of 1675 m above sea level. To reach it, the military built a long, windy road that lead from Lumini to Pra Bestema and, after numerous switchbacks, finally to the Fort. The road was subsequently extended all the way to […]

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The “Great Wall”

Not far past Monte Sparavero (1516 m), you may reach and follow a long, typical dry stone wall which stretches all the way to Bocchetta di Naole. This sort of “Great Wall” of Monte Baldo had the purpose of confining and protecting livestock from the cliffs to the East. As you walk along the wall, […]

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Forti italiani val d’Adige

I forti italiani del “settore Val d’Adige Monti Lessini” erano costituiti: da opere risalenti all’epoca austriaca, rimaneggiate tra il 1882 e il 1884, da forti poligonali edificati a partire dal 1885 e successivamente in parte riammodernati e da batterie blindate tipo “Rocchi”, realizzate lungo la linea di confine tra il 1906 e il 1915.Le fortificazioni […]

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