Cason di Lanza Alm

In 1478, on Plan di Lanze, a violent battle took place between the Turks – who were trying to cross the pass – and Venetian troops flanked by Carnic militias. The Turks were defeated and pushed back, and the Carnia area was therefore saved from their dreaded raids. According to legend the name, Plan di Lanze, derives from the lances abandoned on the battlefield by the defeated Turks. A didactic rocky gym has been built at a distance of just approximately one hundred metres from the shelter. This site offers a magnificent view of Mount Zermula and of the Creta di Aip. The shelter is the ideal starting point for many excursions, including climbs towards Mount Zermula (2.143 m) (CAI trails n. 442 and 442A), or towards the Lomasti bivouac, via malga Val Dolce and the Aip Valley (CAI trails n. 439 and 440).