Places of the Great War in the Val di Sole

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   Galleria Paradiso

   At the Passo Paradiso, at 2,573 metres above the Tonale, a First World War tunnel dug into the granite.

2. 5.3 km as the crow flies

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   Forte Mero

   The connecting work of the Tonale barrier, armed only with machine guns.

3. 1.4 km as the crow flies

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   Forte Strino

   Austrian fort of 1860-1861 along the Tonale road, between Vermiglio and the pass, at 1,538 metres.

4. 0.2 km as the crow flies

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   Forte Velon

   The small fort that defended the Strino at close quarters, later the telephone exchange of the Tonale forts.

5. 21 min · 7.3 km

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   Forte Presanella

   The Pozzi Alti fort, at one thousand eight hundred and eighty metres above the Tonale road.

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The times and kilometres along the thread are by car, on the road network, stops excluded. Road travel times calculated from data by © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL: the full table can be downloaded here. The order of the stops starts from the place highest up the valley and goes on to the nearest, following the direction in which the Noce flows.