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Mount Ortigara Memorial

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Mount Ortigara Memorial

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Mount Ortigara Memorial

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    1. Monte Ortigara WW1 Memorial Trail from Piazzale Lozze

    6.90km

    02:50

    330m

    330m

    Historic WWI battlefield hike through restored trenches to Monte Ortigara's moving memorial summit.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    March 24, 2023

    Scene of one of the most dramatic and bloody episodes of the Great War: between June 10 and 29, 1917, thousands of Italian soldiers were hurled en masse to conquer Mount Ortigara, from the steep eastern slope, toward certain death. The Austro-Hungarians, in a clearly favorable position, decimated the attackers with machine guns, gas, and flamethrowers. A needless massacre of 28,000 Italian soldiers and 9,000 Imperial soldiers.

    Since those tragic events, the mountain has been nicknamed "the Calvary of the Alpine Troops." The first National Alpine Rally took place here in 1920. In 1967, the entire area was recognized as a "Sacred Zone to the Fatherland," for the futile sacrifice made and as a lasting reminder "not to forget."

    it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Ortigara
    it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battaglia_del_monte_Ortigara

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      August 28, 2020

      Interesting trekking on Mount Ortigara, visiting the numerous historical testimonies. To get to the starting point (Piazzale Lozze) it is necessary to travel about 10 km of dirt road.

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        September 1, 2020

        path with signs explaining what happened during the war, very beautiful landscape at the top!

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          Location: Asiago, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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