Trips

Predil Lake

Predil Lake - Lago di Predil in winter

Predil Lake (Lago del Predil)

The lake is located at an elevation of 969 meters in a high valley of the Julian Alps north of the Sella Nevea. With a surface area of about 1 km2, it is the second-largest natural lake of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, after Lago di Cavazzo. In the east, the Predil Pass road leads up to the Slovenian border.

Due to its picturesque setting beneath the Kanin massif, the lake is a popular tourist destination for hikers and day-trippers.

Predil Lake (Lago del Predil)

Erjavčeva's hut star
Recommended

Nature beauty


Erjavčeva's hut distance
Distance

39,6 km


Erjavčeva's hut check
Need to Know

Must see


History

For centuries, the southern border of the Imperial Duchy of Carinthia with the Venetian Domini di Terraferma ran along the nearby mountain crests of Predil Pass and Sella Nevea. After the loss of the Venetian territory to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1885 to 1887 had a fortress erected on the lakeside, to protect the road down to Tarvisio.

In World War I, the fort was badly damaged during the Battles of the Isonzo on the Italian Front. Some ruins are preserved and accessible to the public.

Lago di Predil
Erjavčeva's hut gallery
Gallery


Lago di Predil

Predil Lake - Lago di Predil in winter

Lago di Predil


Erjavčeva's hut map marker
Directions



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