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Witches' Bolgia WW1

Witches' Bolgia WW1

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Witches' Bolgia WW1

Name: Witches' Bolgia WW1
Rating: 2

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Location: Tonezza Del Cimone, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Sentiero degli Alpini to Monte Cimone WWI Trail

10.8km

05:12

840m

Historic WWI trail through Alpine trenches, tunnels, and battlefields with stunning Veneto mountain views.

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2. Monte Cimone Trail via Witches' Cauldron (Route 547)

12.1km

04:02

430m

Historic mountain trail through WWI trenches and the haunting "Witches' Cauldron" battlefield.

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3. Excalibur Trail to WWI Trenches from Tonezza del Cimone

10.3km

03:19

340m

Historic trail combining Arthurian legend with WWI trenches and sweeping Veneto mountain views.

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February 4, 2023

An Austro-Hungarian stronghold during the Great War, located on the rocky hillside before the promontory of Monte Cimone, fortified and able to withstand attacks from all sides: a labyrinth of trenches, shelters, machine gun emplacements, and flamethrowers. The soldiers called this position "Hexenkessel" (translated as "witches' basin" or "witches' cauldron") to emphasize the danger of this defensive line, completely exposed to fire from Italian batteries positioned on the surrounding mountains. It was from here that excavation work began to place the large mine beneath the Italian-occupied Monte Cimone, as well as the attack three minutes after its detonation.

An accurate historical reconstruction reproduces a section of a trench, with wooden slits and concrete bags simulating the original sandbags; even the intertwining of branches is a reproduction of how the soldiers used the elements available in nature to protect the trenches from landslides.

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Elevation 1,210 m

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Tuesday 16 December

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Location: Tonezza Del Cimone, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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Witches' Bolgia WW1

1. Sentiero degli Alpini to Monte Cimone WWI Trail

2. Monte Cimone Trail via Witches' Cauldron (Route 547)

3. Excalibur Trail to WWI Trenches from Tonezza del Cimone

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