Grenadier's Leap
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Place rich in history and really very scenic!
Route with my 7 year old son, the whole route is a starting point to talk about history and to make him understand how much effort was spent by the men of that time to create this walkway!translated by
•January 22, 2022
The myth tells that the Italian soldiers, left without ammunition, clung to the bodies of the Austro-Hungarian attackers, dragging them with them into the precipice, in an act of extreme sacrifice. Gen. Pennella, commander of the Sardinian Grenadiers Brigade, wrote: "It was already said that in the heat of the ardent battle, human tangles of Austrians and grenadiers had been seen rolling down the rocks overlooking the Astico!"
translated by•February 1, 2023
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