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Col d'Astiago Water Cistern

Col d'Astiago Water Cistern

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Col d'Astiago Water Cistern

Name: Col d'Astiago Water Cistern
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Location: Valstagna, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Anello dei Tre Confini WWI Trail

16.8km

05:08

530m

Historic loop through WWI sites and alpine pastures where three municipalities meet on Asiago plateau.

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2. From Oliero to Col d'Astiago WWI Tunnels (via CAI 771)

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05:45

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Historic climb from Europe's shortest river to WWI tunnels with sweeping Brenta Valley views.

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3. Asiago Plateau WWI Trail (Trodoi Trails 18)

10.8km

03:20

360m

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Historic WWI trail through Asiago Plateau connecting wartime water cisterns with alpine huts.

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April 8, 2025

This large concrete tank pumps water from the springs of the Oliero Caves, thanks to an aqueduct that exceeds 1000m of altitude, and then distributes it throughout the Asiago Plateau: up here in fact the territory is karst, so it does not retain the water that flows downstream through underground passages... practically the same water from rain and snow that naturally flows from the summit, is artificially made to rise out of necessity!
The current aqueduct and tank were built on the traces of a system already built during the First World War, to overcome the primary problem of water supply to the Plateau, which presented itself in all its gravity during the conflict, both due to the exponential growth in the number of men present at altitude, and due to the dispute over the few springs by the opposing adversaries.

Considered by many to be a horrible structure, for me it is a suggestive, totally detached brutalist architecture, positioned in a natural and uncontaminated environment: a fascinating contrast!

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Elevation 1,240 m

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Col d'Astiago Water Cistern

1. Anello dei Tre Confini WWI Trail

2. From Oliero to Col d'Astiago WWI Tunnels (via CAI 771)

3. Asiago Plateau WWI Trail (Trodoi Trails 18)

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