Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts

Monday 19 February 2018

Carezza Rainbow Lake

In the Western Dolomites there is a small mountain Carezza Rainbow Lake is a mountain lake may be a dime a dozen, but how many can boast brilliant waters whose colors are the result of a lovesick sorcerer and drowned rainbows? According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder. Their fractured magnificence continues to radiate through its crystalline waters to this day, and account for Carezza’s other name: Lec de ergobando, or “Rainbow Lake.” 
According to the ethnicities of the Ladin people in Italy’s South Tyrol region, once upon a time there was a mermaid living in the lake. who often sat and sang on the shores of the lake. She was however very shy, and whenever anyone approached, she would instantly vanish into the water. Once wizard MasarĂ© was in love with. The striking water nymph called the pristine waters of Lake Carezza, at the foot of the Dolomites, home. In order to seduce her, the witch Lanwerda advised him to dress up as jewel merchant and throw a rainbow from Mt Catinaccio to Mt Latemar. Therefore, braiding her hair on its shores, the sorcerer MasarĂ© was overwhelmed by the sound of the nymph as she softly sang to herself. Hence, head over heels in love, he hunts for the support of a witch to make the nymph his own.
An elaborate plan involving a disguise as a jewelry salesman, and casting a rainbow across the lake ensued. Unfortunately for the sorcerer, he forgot to wear his jewelry salesman outfit and was uncovered by the nymph even as she wondered at his creation. Thus, evading his trap, she hasn’t been seen since. Fully distraught at his own foolishness, MasarĂ© smashed the rainbow into a million pieces, which fell into the lake’s waters below. So the beautiful mermaid detected him and forever disappeared in Lake Carezza. Since then the Ladin name for the lake has been “Lec de Ergobardo” (the Rainbow Lake).
Lake Carezza is mainly fed by subterraneous springs from the Latemar Group and his water level is continually changing. In spring lake gets the highest level and lowest level in October. In summer lake is fed by snow melt. In winter, however, the “Fairytale Dolomite Lake” is frozen and covered by snow, which is very impressing. This lake is amazing and whenever you plan to go Italy then must see it in person!
 
 


Tuesday 14 April 2015

Lake Garda, Italy Should Be On Your Bucket List

Lake Garda is a stunning lake located in Northern Italy, created during the Quaternary Ice Ages (1.5 million years ago). The lake was formed when a huge glacier ripped down and cut through the valley, carving out this now very old lake.

Monday 9 March 2015

Marmore Waterfalls

Repeatedly cited and praised by poets and artists as one of the most fascinating natural wonders of the world, the Marmore Waterfalls are undoubtedly a show of rare beauty, among the highest in Europe. Offers a unique spectacle: three successive jumps for a total of 165 meters in the midst of light, color, rumbles of water falling tumultuous and foaming between the green of the surrounding nature.

It is located 7.7 km from Terni, provincial capital of the Italian region of Umbria.Its source is a part of the river Velino (the rest of the river runs in a hydroelectric power plant), after crossing the Piediluco lake near the community of Marmore. Pours into the valley formed by the river Nera.

Sunday 5 October 2014

Trekking in the Dolomites

In the Dolomites there are so many trekking tours. A paradise for nature lovers. From lush green valleys to the high mountains at 3000 feet and over, you can find Trekking tours in the Dolomites for each difficulty level.

Thursday 31 July 2014

Dolomite Mountains, Italy

Sawtooth peaks in the Dolomites, part of the eastern Alps, give way to a bucolic field. The entire northern Italian range, which includes 18 mountains, was named a World Heritage site in 2009.
Photograph by Dick Pitini

Sunday 6 July 2014

Passo Gardena is a high mountain pass elevation; 7008 feet in the Italian Dolomites



Passo Gardena is a high mountain pass elevation; 7008 feet in the Italian Dolomites, connecting SĂ«lva in the Val Gardena on the west side with Corvara in the Val Badia. The mountains here are part of the Sella group. I had done some scouting here earlier in the afternoon and couldn't surely decide what I wanted for a foreground; big sheets of snow still leftover or rare patch of flowers that were beginning to finally bloom; I clearly decided to go with the latter. I also went back and forth about cloning out the car down there (my rental!), but thought it gave a decent sense of scale here, so I kept it. It might wind up going back and axing it, though. I wanted to stick around to shoot some stars after nightfall, but temperatures rapidly dropped below freezing my hands and feet were numb at the end of this photograph and I was sadly not equipped to spend hours out in that kind of weather. Source: Chris Lazzery