At the renegade Fort of Someda
Hiking trail • Val di Fassa
At the renegade Fort of Someda
<p>In the realm of the Fairy, dreams and stories of war and peace, stand the walls of a Fort that did not surrender to the armed history of men but still remembers it.</p>
<p>The walk leading to the meadows of "I Ronc" is an adventure through the reckless traps of history. Among the proud and unyielding rocks of the Dolomites, on the line that closed the Austro-Hungarian defenses, an armed Fort avoided the war. The Fort of Someda, built in 1898, was already outdated by 1915. Dressed in moss and herbs in summer and soft snow in winter, it marks the pace of this excursion along the course of Rif de Sèn Pelegrin. Almost a two-story granite cube with barrel vault roofs made of reinforced concrete. Protected by a wide and deep moat, it still preserves the original iron door. Equipped with cannons, machine guns, and other artillery, it hid 8 officers and 146 soldiers. But, right at the outbreak of the war, the Fort was considered outdated. Today it is worth a look, in memory of a past that divided and then united peoples who have walked incredible beautiful paths. Look at them as you proceed, today, in the freedom of an unlimited view.</p>