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Ambi
to T
emat
ico 1
- Ri
dott
a di
quo
ta 1
21
Ambi
to T
emat
ico 2
- Tr
ince
a e
dolin
a de
lla s
ellet
ta d
i quo
ta 8
5
Ambi
to T
emat
ico 3
- Tr
ince
a Jo
ffre
- Gr
otta
Ver
gine
Zona
Mon
umen
tale
di q
uota
85
(quo
ta E
.Tot
i)
Itine
rario
del
Mon
te D
ebeli
Zoc
het,
Grad
iscat
a, F
orca
te I
tiner
ario
dell
a Ro
cca
Itin
erar
io d
elle
quot
e 85
e 1
21 I
tiner
ario
del
lago
di P
ietra
ross
a, d
i quo
ta 7
7 e
di S
ablic
i
Sott
opas
so d
i via
del
Cars
oSo
ttop
asso
di S
alita
Mon
ceni
goSo
ttop
asso
di S
alita
alla
Roc
ca
Piaz
zale
d’ac
cess
o al
Cen
tro V
isite
del
Lago
di P
ietra
ross
a
Perc
orsi
di v
isita
prin
cipal
i
Altri
per
cors
i di v
isita
Pann
elli i
llust
rativ
i
Parc
hegg
i
An
dam
ento
della
Line
a trin
cera
ta it
alian
a ant
eced
ente
al 1
2 ag
osto
191
6.
Anda
ment
o dell
a Line
a dife
nsiva
aust
ro-un
garic
a
ante
cede
nte
al 1
2 ag
osto
191
6.
MO
NFA
LCO
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Comune di MonfalconeProvincia di Gorizia
M o n fa l c o n e
GREAT WAROPEN MUSEUM
Railw
ay S
tatio
n
Piet
raro
ssa
lake
Piet
raro
ssa
lake
visi
tor c
ente
r
NO
tEs
FO
r h
ikEr
sBes
t tim
e of
the
yea
r to
hik
e on
the
Car
sic
high
land
. H
ikin
g tr
ips
on the
for
mer
bat
-tle
field
s sh
ould
be
take
n du
ring
fall
seas
on o
r ev
en in
the
win
ter
time
beca
use
the
poor
veg
etat
ion
allo
ws
an e
asie
r vi
abili
ty o
f th
e ar
ea a
nd f
acili
tate
s th
e de
tect
ing
of a
rtifa
cts
and
rem
ains
, of
ten
plac
ed o
ut o
f m
arke
d tr
ails
.sug
gest
ed c
loth
ing.
Mou
ntai
n hi
king
clo
thes
are
adv
isab
le a
nd i
t is
im
port
ant
to
pay
part
icul
ar a
tten
tion
to t
he s
hoes
. The
y m
ust
be s
olid
and
cap
able
of
prot
ectin
g th
e an
kles
. A
lthou
gh t
he C
arsi
c hi
ghla
nd is
not
dang
erou
s, it
is a
n un
even
, ro
cky
soil,
the
refo
re it
is im
port
ant
to w
alk
care
fully
, es
peci
ally
whi
le v
isiti
ng h
isto
rical
m
ilita
ry r
emai
ns.
Map
s (s
old
in t
he b
est
book
shop
s) C
arso
trie
stin
o go
ri�ia
no e
slo
veno
n.�
�,
Tra
n�C
arso
trie
stin
o go
ri�ia
no e
slo
veno
n.�
�,
Tra
n-sa
lpin
a E.
, (1
:25.0
00)
Equi
pmen
tA
sm
all b
ackp
ack
to k
eep
the
win
dbre
aker
and
som
e w
arm
ext
ra c
loth
es is
eno
ugh.
D
o no
t fo
rget
you
r ca
mer
a.C
Ai (ita
lian
Alp
ine
Clu
b) t
railm
arks
81 (
sel
z – L
iser
t)D
urat
ion
of t
he t
rip:
1.3
0 h
our.
Res
tore
are
as in
Sel
z an
d in
the
Vis
itor
Cen
tre
of
Piet
raro
ssa
Lake
.Sta
rtin
g fr
om s
tate
roa
d 3�5 tow
ards
Sel
�, fol
low
the
dire
ctio
n le
adin
g to
the
lake
s (L
aghi
) and
mee
ting
first
the
Nor
ther
n si
de o
f Pie
trar
ossa
lake
, the
n th
e Ea
ster
n si
des
of h
ill 1
�1, in
ord
er t
o re
ach
the
railw
ay b
ridge
of
Lise
rt (
Arc
hes)
.D
esig
n, g
raph
ics,
tex
ts a
nd t
rans
latio
n: U
O S
tam
peria
Com
unal
e,C
dC V
alor
izza
zion
e iti
nera
ri st
oric
iPh
otos
: C
onso
rzio
cul
tura
le d
el m
onfa
lcon
ese,
Mar
co M
antin
i, Silv
o Sto
k
82 (
Mon
falc
one
– D
ober
dò L
ake)
Dur
atio
n of
the
trip
: 1.3
0 h
our.
Res
tore
are
as in
Mon
falc
one,
Dob
erdò
Lak
e an
d G
radi
na V
isito
r C
entr
e (D
ober
dò d
el L
ago)
From
Mon
falc
one
clim
b th
e st
eep
way
up
to t
he R
ock
until
cro
ssin
g tr
ail 8
4,
turn
le
ft t
o go
dow
n to
tra
il 81,
then
go
up a
gain
to
the
sadd
le b
etw
een
Mou
nt C
osic
h an
d D
ebel
i to
final
ly d
esce
nt t
o D
ober
dò la
ke.
83 (
Mon
falc
one
– L
iser
t)D
urat
ion
of t
he t
rip:
1 h
our.
Res
tore
are
s in
Mon
falc
one.
From
Mon
falc
one
clim
b up
Sal
ita M
ocen
igo
and
follo
w the
dirt
roa
d be
low
the
sid
es
of h
ill 8
5 (T
oti h
ill) t
o th
e cr
ossr
oad
of S
ablic
i, fr
om w
here
we
desc
ent t
o th
e ra
ilway
br
idge
of
Lise
rt (
Arc
hes)
.84 (
sel
z – M
onfa
lcon
e)D
urat
ion
of t
he t
rip:
2.0
0 h
ours
. Res
tore
are
as in
Sel
z an
d in
Mon
falc
one.
Sta
rtin
g fr
om s
tate
roa
d 3�5 t
owar
ds S
el�,
rea
ch t
he t
rail
follo
win
g th
e re
mai
ns o
f th
e tr
ench
es,
whe
re t
here
are
no
mor
e ho
useh
olds
. Rea
ch t
he R
ock
and
then
, go
ba
ck t
o M
onfa
lcon
e w
hile
mee
ting
trai
ls 9
9,
111,
1�1 a
nd fi
nally
the
und
erpa
ss
of v
ia d
el C
arso
.
Its main feature is the trench dug
deeply into the Carso rocks and re-
inforced by concrete structures built
by the Italians in the August of 1916
on previous Austrian digging. It can
be reached by hill 85 (“Enrico Toti
hill”), where the monumental area,
enriched by several decorative and
memorial stones, honors not only
the memory of the above mentioned
infantryman, but many other fallen
soldiers and divisions that fought
there during the Great War.
After the initial operations carried out in the summer of 1915, this network became a back line trenched system. Its main purpose was to allow the access to the higher line and to hill 98. The position of the trench was also used against possible enemy incursions, in case the lines were taken by the Austrians, especially the line between the “Tamburo” and hill 1�4, that went all the way down to hill 93 and to the cave.The craftwork was reinforced sev-eral times and nowadays it is still well kept. Its main feature is that it is linked to two natural caves, that were eventually turned to military use. The “Virgin Cave” especially represents a typical example of a natural cavity exploited for military use during the Great War. This is a very common feature on the Carso. The “Virgin Cave” is now accessible to tourists thanks to the work of the “Amici del Fante” Monfalcone Spe-leological Group. Inside the cave the space was organised into terraces linked by stairs and two more open-ings were dug in corrispondence of the trench.
Of all Monfalcone heights, hill 1�1 is the highest, towering above the town and on the surrounding terri-tory, stretching towards the Slov-enian Carso and the sea. It used to be an Austrian stronghold and, together with hill 85, proved to be the hardest obstacle for the Italian troops for over one year (1915�1916). The complicated trench system, enriched with machinegun pits and caves, was built by the Italians in different phases, starting on the pre�existing Austrian lines. From August 1916 it functioned as the Italian front line, facing the Austrian’s hill 77 (Sablici) and the lines of Pietrarossa lake. The several war graffiti left by the soldiers in this area are extremely interesting.
This tract of the trench, restored by the Monfalcone A.N.A. (National Alpine Association), is a part of the main Italian line that followed the town’s heights towards east and to hill 1�4 of the “Tamburo”. This was also one of the strongholds in the Italian defensive system: there still is a small canyon on the north side that allowed an easy access to the advanced lines and another canyon, on the south side (Maple canyon), that acted as a sheltered corridor to allow a direct passage from the railway to the lines. This canyon also hosted an authentic “war vil-lage”. The trench is also linked to the defensive back line that cuts through hill 98 and runs down to the railway station: the Joffre Trench.
Thematic Areas
2 - Saddle Hill 85
1- Hill 121 3 - “Virgin”cave
“T. Col. Cuzzi” Trench
How to reach the open museum
Main entrance:Via del Carso, coming from trieste:Start from via Colombo, follow via Romana until Tommaseo square (parking). Walk up via del Carso following the indica-tions to the parkVia del Carso coming from the freeway A4(Venice-trieste):Coming from either direction, take the Monfalcone est exit and reach via Colombo, follow via Romana until Tommaseo square (parking). Walk up via del Carso following the indica-tions to the parksalita Mocenigo coming from downtown:From Pia��a della Repubblica (main square) go down Corso del Popolo and reach Salita Mocenigo on the left following the indications to the park
Informative material is available at:UrP MonfalconeVia S. Ambrogio, 12 - 34�74 Monfalcone (GO)Monday-Friday9.�� – 1�.�� � Monday and Wednesday also 15.30 - 17.30Tel.: +39 �481 494�8�[email protected]
Ufficio iAt di Fogliano redipugliaguided hikes into the Great War sitesVia III Armata 54 34�7� Fogliano di Redipuglia (GO)Monday-Friday9.3� � 1�.3� / 15.3� � 18.3�saturday9.3� � 1�.3�Tel.+39 �481 489139 Cell. +39 346 176913www.prolocofoglianoredipuglia.itinfo@prolocofoglianoredipuglia.it
Gruppo speleologico Monfalconese “Amici del Fante”guided tours of the Virgin Cave and the Rocca Museum Via Valentinis 134 34�74 Monfalcone (GO)Tel.+39 �481 4��[email protected]
Other sites of interest:World War i in Friuli Venezia Giuliawww.itinerarigrandeguerra.itEcomuseo territori. Genti e memorie tra Carso e isonzowww.territori.itFondazione Le vie della pace dell’Alto isonzowww.potimiruvposocju.si/en
