The latter is associated with the Battle of Caporetto and is called La Battaglia degli Altipiani by Italian historians. Lower forests and meadows have absorbed the remains of war, as across all of Europe. Atop any ridge or peak however, the scars of trenches and shellholes can still be seen below. On the scared rocky peaks of Ortigara it appears as if the battle ended only last year. Across these forests and meadows are the graveyards of Italian, Austrian and British troops who have found their final resting place.
Some burials contain hundreds of men, others only one or two.
In Asiago, Sacrario Militaire, the tomb of over 51,000 identified and unknown Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, includes twelve soldiers awarded Italy's highest decoration di Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare. As with all ossuaries in Italy, Il Sacrario is being added to yearly, as hiker, farmer and forester find new remains. The area is discrete in its tourism- wandering for nature, mushrooms, or history can all be done in solitude. Last but not least, there are also several splendid guidebooks that study the Great War on the Altipiano, museums at Il Sacrario and Canove di Roana, the old forts, cemeteries and battlefields. Everywhere across the Asiago plateau are reminders of the region's depth of involvement in La Grande Guerra.