museo all'aperto delle 5 torri

The Dolomites front has been one of the harshest battlefields of the First World War with tens of thousands of people fighting in the most difficult conditions under metres of snow and on rocky slopes at heights between 2000 and 3000 metres. This Museum together with the one in Valparola and the Sacrario at Pocol gives you an idea of what was life between 1915 and 1917 for many youngsters who lost their life not only because of enemy fire but avalanches, frost and fatal falls. I have been there many times and every time it is an extraordinary experience to see the trenches. Well set up for the visitors with dummy soldiers, arms and decorations

What a site! It was fun to check out the fortifications from WW1. It is an amazing place and worth the extra time and steps.

This is a fascinating look at what happened in WWI. Besides the dramatic setting amongst the craggy towers of the Dolomites, seeing the restored trenches and structures of the war was very impressive and informative. Easy access by way of a lift. We had lunch at the nearby Cinque Torri refuge; it too was excellent.

I am very fascinated by the story of WW1 in the Dolomites, and have visited the area around the Cinque Torri Open Air museum many times, including well before work began to create it. What has been done is not intrusive, and tells its story very well. Accessible by chairlift from just off the Falzarego pass road (last day of operation 22 September in 2013). The views all around the Cinque Torri are stupendous.

In 2014 it will be 100 years since the start of World War I. Few people know that some of the fiercest battles of the war took place on the peaks of the Dolomites where Italian and Austrian troops spent months lobbing shells and each other and suffering indescribable hardship. You can learn all about it by visiting the Open Air museum on the top of the 5 Torri. Access is easy via cable car of the 5 Torri. It was a fascinating and moving experience.

We got the chairlift up here and walked around the mountainside museum. Very thought provoking and I am so pleased that we walked around it. Great information boards at set points so that you can understand what the exhibits are highlighting.

Do not miss this if you are in the area. This amazingly beautiful mountain area, which is so peaceful now, was the sight of some brutal fighting between the Italians and Austrians from 1915 to 1918. The Italians were entrenched on the Cinque Torri side of the valley. Less than 2 miles away, on the other side of the valley, the Austrians held Lagazuoi, where you can now hike through the one km tunnel the Italians dug under the Austrians to blow away their position. The trenches on both sides, which you hike through, have been preserved and restored. There are multi-lingual plaques explaining the fighting and life of the soldiers there as well as mock reenactment scenes and structures as would have existed during the war. The majority of the open air museum is on the Cinque Torri side. It is free and easy to hike around assuming you are reasonably fit. You can take a chair lift there or hike up from Rifugio Cinque Torri's parking area. It takes about 15 minutes if that to get from here to Rifugio Scoliatoli. The museum starts just below Scoliatoli. Hike another 10-15 minutes or so up from here and have lunch at Rifugio Averau for the best food on the mountain. All of the rifugios serve food and are all very close together in this area.

The area is absolutely fantastic and definitely worth a visit. In summer was great, the trek to the 5 Torri from Falzarego takes 3 hrs and relaxing.

I visited this site with a group whilst poor weather prevented us from climbing. This open air museum with its reconstructions of WWI artillery positions provided them with a taste of what it must have been like to serve in these high trenches in WW1 but there was not enough to warrant returning with another group unless in the area anyway. It could be combined with the Lagazuoi tunnels, but I'd visit the tunnels instead if I only could manage one.

You will experence history, nature, charme, amazing view and unique colors of Dolomia rocks. I was there with my kids and friend some days ago in July but you can visit this outdoor museum of the 1st Warld War even with your ski boots during the winter season.While there you have plenty choice to eat good food. After a nice 1/2 hour walk you can reach shalet Averau on top of 5 Torry resort. Don't miss this experience if you ever been in Cortina d'Ampezzo Area.

for the ones that like mountain climbing this museum is of an interest

interessante sito storico dove il visitatore tocca quasi con mano l'esperienza dura e quotidiana di un soldato alle armi impegnato a perseguire un ideale di libertà, costruito e riprodotto molto fedelmente rispecchia l'ambiente di vita dei militari.

Posto veramente speciale. Si respira la storia quassù, i ricordi di tutti quei valorosi soldati che si sono confronti su entrami i fronti sono tangibili. Il panorama poi è uno dei più belli di tutte le Dolomiti. Vale la pena.

molto affollato per il periodo in cui ci siamo stati.....ma devo dire davvero buona la pizza per essere in un posto di montagna...bravi i camerieri...e simpatico il titolare che ci ha fatto anche lo sconto...senza che gli e lo avessimo chiesto...ritorneremo!

Il modo più comodo e veloce per raggiungere il Museo 5 Torri è utilizzare la seggiovia che da Bai de Dones sale al Rifugio Scoiattoli, di qui in pochi minuti si arriva alle prime trincee della zona museale. Molto più suggestivo percorrere il sentiero n. 422, che parte sempre dal Rif. Bai de Dones e passa davanti al Rif. Cinque Torri. (NB - In bassa stagione si può raggiungere il Rif. Cinque Torri in auto, ma la stradina - di norma vietata al traffico privato - è molto stretta e ripida, inoltre all'arrivo scarseggia lo spazio per parcheggiare).L'area da visitare è a ridosso delle spettacolari 5 Torri, meta di molti rocciatori, e si apre su un vasto panorama dolomitico. Qui si erano insediate le seconde linee italiane col Comando dell'artiglieria da montagna, i cui cannoni erano puntati contro le postazioni austriache del Lagazuoi e del Forte Tre Sassi. Tutte le trincee e postazioni sono quelle originali, si è solo sostituito il legno e il metallo, ormai marci o pericolanti, con materiale nuovo (nb - il Museo all'aperto delle Cinque Torri, infatti, è il frutto di un accurato restauro reso possibile dall'azione congiunta dei governi di Italia e Austria fruendo di fondi della Comunità Europea). La visita, assolutamente libera, è resa molto agevole e sicura da gradini e mancorrenti, con abbondanza di pannelli esplicativi. Dai vari camminamenti e postazioni si gode di una vista eccezionale su alcune delle più belle cime dolomitiche, a cominciare dalle Tofane e dal Cristallo, e lascia esterrefatti constatare come anche al cospetto di tanta bellezza sia stato possibile combattersi inutilmente per oltre due anni (il fronte dolomitico fu smobilitato nell'ottobre 1917), tra indicibili sofferenze fisiche e morali, e lasciando sul campo decine di migliaia di morti.