The first finds of an ancient civilization appeared in the waters of Lake Pistono as early as the 1970s. Thanks to the intervention and in-depth excavations of archaeologists in 2003, traces of a Neolithic pile-dwelling settlement came to light.
Lake Pistono is one of the 5 lakes near Ivrea formed by the retreat of a Pleistocene glacier. The castle of Montalto Dora overlooks the lake and traces of a …