Attractions and Places To See around Caneva - Top 20

If you are traveling in the area between San Vito di Cadore, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Venice, it is easy to confuse it with other Dolomite lakes, but the well-known Lago Morto of Veneto is located near Vittorio Veneto, at the foot of the Cansiglio plateau.

The Lago Morto is a fascinating lake basin located in Val Lapisina, in the hamlet of Nove within the municipality of Vittorio Veneto, in the province of Treviso. It is called "dead" because it is devoid of visible artificial inlets and outlets. It is fed by underground karst fissures and infiltrations coming from the nearby Lago di Santa Croce.

Lago Morto is a striking body of water located in Val Lapisina, in the municipality of Vittorio Veneto, right at the foot of the Treviso side of the Sella di Fadalto pass. Its peculiar name derives from a unique geographical characteristic: it is a lake devoid of visible surface outlets and inlets, as it is fed and emptied exclusively through underground karst pathways. The basin, surrounded by steep wooded slopes and imposing rocky walls, is characterized by deep and cool waters. Today, the lake plays a fundamental role in hydroelectric power production, being connected to the valley's power plant system that utilizes the waters coming from the overlying Lago di Santa Croce. Despite the industrial footprint, the area is a popular destination for relaxing walks, picnics, and sport fishing.

Lake Santa Croce, the largest in the province of Belluno and the second largest in the Veneto region, is a natural lake formed by a landslide that closed off the Val Lapisina, blocking the Piave River's descent towards Vittorio Veneto and creating the Sella del Fadalto. Located in the Alpago area between Farra d'Alpago, Puos d'Alpago, and Ponte nelle Alpi, on the border with the province of Treviso, it is a body of water that reflects the mountains of the Alpago and the Nevegal in its crystal-clear waters. The villages along the shores still preserve examples of typical stepped-house architecture with roofs made of stone slabs, straw, and marsh reeds.

The beautiful Santa Croce lake in Farra d'Alpago.

Beautiful lake for water sports.

On May 25, 1964, a fire completely destroyed the first and second floors, rendering them unusable. The efforts of firefighters and artillerymen who rushed to the scene in force managed to contain the flames and prevent them from spreading to the nearby building. Despite the negative opinion of the Military Engineering Corps regarding restoration work, public opinion and the Belluno CAI Section pushed for yet another reconstruction, finding valid support in Gen. Pietro Torrazzo. This recommenced under the supervision of the 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment of Belluno. The inauguration ceremony was held on August 31, 1968. The seventies still saw the race to "conquer" a spot for television antennas, both military and civilian. The most imposing one, belonging to RAI, was placed a few meters from the refuge, on the north side, and is still there today. A new period of closure and management uncertainties followed. In 1988, the COMILITER of Padua decided on its renovation, which concluded in 1992. In 1993, the State Technical Office proposed a rental fee, and on May 1, 1994, after five years, the refuge reopened under new management. In 1995, the agreement, still in force, was signed. Today, this place represents an act of gratitude for the survival of a heritage entirely belonging to Belluno.

The idea to erect the first refuge of the CAI section of Belluno was taken during the board meeting of May 20, 1898, and formalized in July 1899. Its function was to support hikers from Belluno and Treviso. The refuge was inaugurated on September 23, 1900, and dedicated to Richard Henry Budden, one of the pioneering figures of mountaineering, proponent of numerous reforestation projects to safeguard the mountain environment, and a sincere friend of the province of Belluno. The construction was built on land donated by the De’ Bertoldi family. After difficult management, also due to the debt situation, during World War I the refuge was set on fire, making it unusable as a shelter. Reconstruction began in September 1938, when a detachment of the 24th battery of the 5th Alpine Artillery Regiment encamped on Col Visentin for the initial excavation operations. It was reopened on August 15, 1946. Based on the project by architect Alfarè, the current small tower was built, adapted into a chapel-shrine for the Fallen of the 5th Mountain Division, a votive tomb that held the lighthouse donated by the Navy and contains the list of brothers fallen in Libya, on Ortigara, on the Carso, on Sabotino, those on the arid Ethiopian plains, and finally those who remained on the fields of Albania, in the Montenegrin gorges, and in the desolate immensity of the Russian steppe.