サンピエトロディカドーレの天然記念物・トップ15

A very romantic source of a large river. Benches around the spring invite you to take a break.

If you do it on foot, suitable shoes, path for many but not for everyone

Not too difficult but you need to be quite fit and it's a long way up to the top.

In Sappada, don't miss the Piave Springs, located at 1,830 meters in the Sesis Valley, at the foot of Mount Peralba. Hikes to various peaks depart from here. The area, accessible to all, offers stunning Alpine landscapes, flower-filled pastures, and trails through nature and history.

At the Sappada sign, under a wooden bridge, the Piave River suddenly leaps, creating an environment to behold and heard. "... An enchanting place, a destination for many tourists, including those from the Veneto region, the Acquatona Gorge in Sappada can now be safely admired in all its majesty thanks to the new equipped trail. The area surrounding the deep gorge, carved by the waters of the Piave River where it meets the Rio Acquatona, where it plunges into a 50-meter waterfall... https://www.friulioggi.it/sappada/nuovo-percorso-attrezzato-ammirare-gola-acquatona-19-luglio-2023/

A light and pleasant walk when you arrive in Auronzo to get used to the area.

Possibility of overnight stay on a multi-day tour (unless you are a group of e-bikers, the electricity is switched off at night ;-))

The spring flows from Mount Peralba and its fresh, clear water is collected in a source of stones and rocks, immersed in nature, on which a monument stands out bearing the inscription "Here the Piave is born", it is easily reachable from Sappada with the paved road or from Val Visdende with a fairly challenging path (S1/S2) with numerous hairpin bends