ラステバッセの絶景の山頂・トップ20

DO NOT GO UP TO MONTE MAGGIO BY THE TRACK ⚠️ but take the dirt road from Passo Coe, changing the track👍

The sad events of the Great War. A very painful chapter has been written here

In Fritz Weber's book, The Stages of Defeat, the preparatory work and the explosion of the Austro-Hungarian mine, with the sad consequences, are described very well.

Mount Maio or Majo (1499m) offers a beautiful overhanging view of the upper Val Posina and the eastern profile of the Pasubio group. During the Great War, after the Strafexpedition of 1916 and the subsequent retreat of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers, the mountain was transformed by them into an impregnable observation outpost on the Novegno, Val Posina and Val di Ferro: at the time there were not all these trees blocking the view. The Italian infantry assaulted it repeatedly, conquering its ante-summit (the nearby Kastele), but they never managed to flush the enemy from the summit: the two sides remained spying on and facing each other a few dozen meters away, until the end of the conflict. The trench lines are still visible. N.B.: the signs indicate the saddle below as 'Monte Maio' ('Bocchetta del Dina'), but for the panoramic point with a cross you need to climb to 'Monte Maieto' (5min). TIP: Cima Kastele, a 10-minute walk away, offers a much wider and more worthwhile view, because it is not obstructed by trees and reliefs; from there you can see, from left to right, the Asiago Plateau, the lower Val d'Astico, Summano, Priaforà, the entire northern profile of Novegno and Pasubio.

Small panoramic peak above Roana, ideal for a short walk starting from the Campolongo pass.

Monte Erio, despite not being particularly high (1627m), thanks to its central position offers a remarkable view of the Asiago Plateau: on one side the northern mountains, with Verena and Portule in the foreground; on the other the fields and districts on the edge of the Val d'Assa, as well as a glimpse of the Tonezza plateau, Novegno and Val d'Astico; going down towards the east, you have a beautiful view of the Asiago basin. The mountain does not have a real summit with a 360° panorama, and is surrounded by tall fir trees, so you have to move around to see all the slopes. It is a very quiet and little frequented area, with relaxing and sweet dawns, very green in summer, snowy in winter.

From the summit of Monte Maggio (1853 m) the view is majestic: on one side the view extends over the Passo Coe, the Alpe Cimbra, the Becco di Filadonna, and beyond; on the other, over the underlying basin of Laghi, the Tonezza plateau and the Asiago plateau, the Pasubio, the Novegno, up to the glimpse of the Venetian plain that widens at lower altitudes. During the First World War, Monte Maggio was disputed from the beginning of the conflict, given that the border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy (today between Trentino and Vento) passed on its crest: trenches and cave shelters are still clearly visible all around. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Maggio

Beautiful excursion with my friend Pietro in the woods above Posina