WHERE WE ARE TIMETABLES AND PRICES GALLERY ANNOUNCEMENTS WINTER SUMMER RESTAURANTS AND BARS EVENTS CONTACTS MARMOLADA HOME Great War itineraries GREAT WAR ITINERARIES SUMMER OPENING SUMMER 2021 TIMETABLES AND PRICES SUMMER NEWS CIMA TOFANA 3244 M EXCURSIONS VIE FERRATE MTB AND DOWNHILL COL DRUSCIÉ ASTRO RING ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY GREAT WAR ITINERARIES PER ASPERA AD ASTRA - PHOTO EXHIBITION The Tofane and the First World War The Tofane were the scene of bloody armed clashes during the First World War. In May 1915, the Italian army, having gone up the Cadore and occupied Cortina d'Ampezzo, began to besiege the enemy strongholds on the southern and eastern slopes of the Tofane, up to 7 July taking possession of Cima Bois and Forcella Bois. After a long period of stalemate, a commando of Feltre volunteers managed to take possession of the summit of Tofana di Rozes. However, between the latter and the Cima Bois, the " Castelletto " tenaciously resisted , a rocky ridge tower between the Val Costeana and the Val Travenanzes, completely inaccessible until 11 July 1916, when the Italians blew it up with a mighty mine, thus continuing the advance on the massif and repelling the Habsburgs on the Lagazuoi-Furcia Rossa line . With the defeat of Caporetto, in November 1917, the Italian soldiers of Ampezzo were recalled to the south, forced to abandon their positions, to create a new front on the Piave river, where the Austro-Hungarian army would have found, the year next, the final defeat. POINTS OF INTEREST IN TOFANA: Frozen tunnel from the Great War Used to shoot towards Val Travenanzes, it can be reached via the Ra Zestes path. Grotta della mitragliatrice and Baracca degli Alpini Descending from Cima Tofana along the Tofana di Dentro ferrata you will find the cave used for machine guns through which you can recognize the Val Travenanzes and the Baracca degli Alpini bivouac (2922 m) set among the rocks. Croce on top of Tofana di Mezzo It can be reached from Cima Tofana with a short walk along a fixed path enjoying the best 360 ° view of the Ampezzo Dolomites. The cave with the Madonnina Along the path 446 before starting the descent towards the dirt road of Cianderou. Continuing in the footsteps of the Great War, we offer two itineraries that include the MARMOLADA GRANDE GUERRA 3000 m museum in Serauta in Marmolada, the highest in Europe, completely renovated in 2015 and easily accessible by cable car from Malga Ciapela, together with the Great War Museum. made up of the open-air museums of Lagazuoi, 5 Torri, Sasso di Stria and the museum of Forte Tre Sassi, all of which can be visited thanks to easy walking paths. Download Itinerary 1 Download Itinerary 2 © 2020 - Tofana Srl - Via Stadio 12 - 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo (BL) - CF and VAT number 01089670259 We use cookies to optimize our website and our services. Cookie policy Accept everyone Functional only View preference