But did you know that the lake is part of the park of a 19th-century villa?
The path to Villa Welsperg begins behind the lake, at the Le Guane bar-chalet. Suitable for everyone, the route enters the green area around the gardens of the villa, the little church and the barn for about 1 km.
Once you have visited the interior of the villa, all that remains is to rest and eat a picnic lunch, provided that the guanas don't take the food from your mouth!
It is said that in fact, in the vicinity of the lake and the ancient Castel Pietra, guanas once lived, fantastic creatures with long blond hair, dressed in light and transparent clothes, who enchanted travellers with their provocative charm.
Could the ruins of that ancient castle that stands on top of an erratic boulder be their stronghold? That castle, like the villa, was built by the Welspergs. ...an, I forgot! If I told you that the lake is not natural, would you believe me? It was also built by the Welsperg family as a hunting lodge. But who were the Welsperg family?
The history of this lake dates back a long time: it was mentioned in the Urban Journal of Giacomo Castelrotto, in 1565. When meadows, fields, woods and mountain pastures were not crowded with tourists but surrounded this valley while it was lulled by the agricultural rhythms of mowing, the Welsperg family of Dobbiaco and faithful allies of the Austrian Habsburgs dominated the entire Primiero valley for centuries, first with the title of feudal lords, then of Habsburg counts. I imagine that in 400 years of reign there was still no TrentinoGuestCard that would have greatly simplified travel, hospitality in other people's villas and castles, and hunting-tasting activities in the area.