mickm Posted 11 April , 2012 Share Posted 11 April , 2012 Spending a couple of days in Riva del Garda in September. Noticed on a map that its extremely close to the Italian - Trentino front line and was wondering if anyone knew of any sites nearby with a WW1 interest Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 11 April , 2012 Share Posted 11 April , 2012 there are zillion of ww1 things to see My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 11 April , 2012 Share Posted 11 April , 2012 and commanding Riva is this fortress which includes a museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted 12 April , 2012 Share Posted 12 April , 2012 http://aur.home.xs4all.nl/layout/frames.htm?Battlefields/italytravel.htm Regards, Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedley Malloch Posted 12 April , 2012 Share Posted 12 April , 2012 You have on hand Il Vittoriale, home of one Annunzio, of Italy's most famous writers and noted supporter of Mussolini. In the garden is one of the most unusual war memorials which consists of the prow of the battleship Puglia, rammed into the hillside. Annunzio used it in one of his independent imperialist adventures when he tried to take Fiume for the Italians. A short distance away from Garda is the town of Rovereto which has one of the best WW1 museums anywhere. A good collection of Skoda heavy artillery and a full-scale field hospital X-ray facililty - it's the size of a small house. The main memorial to the wars in the Dolomites is just outside Rovereto on a hill called Colle de Mirivalle: it's a bell made from melted down cannons and it is rung every night. In Trento, just up the valley, there is the Castello del Buonoconsiglio, the Austrian army HQ. It was the scene of the execution Battisti and Filzi, two of the most tragic figures of the Dolomite wars. In the hills around Garda there are many forts, many of which are in good condition, notably Mont Pasubio. On hand there is also Sentiero dell Pace (Path of Peace)which follows the front. It is littered with spent ammunition and barbed wire. Maps available from the Tourist Office. As an aside I have spent two holidays in Garda. It was one of the centres of the Italian Army Alpine Corps. There are occasional postings here on families' losses in WW1. The owner of the hotel in which I used to stay told me that he had five brothers in the Alpine Corps. They were drafted onto the Eastern Front. All were lost - and he didn't know where any of them were buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickm Posted 12 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 April , 2012 Thanks a million everyone, that's really fantastic, definitely going to make the visit a lot more interesting. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickm Posted 12 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 12 April , 2012 Trying to grasp the enormity of the loss of five brothers leaves me shaking my head in despair Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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