A photo reportage from Verena fort in the Asiago plateau

Among the many forts you can visit in Italy, you might take into consideration the one built between 1910 and 1914 on the top of the mountain called Verena, in the Asiago plateau (municipality of Roana, Vicenza province). In the case of the Verena fort there is also a symbolic meaning, since from there came the first shot of the Italian war on May 1915. One year later, on May 1916, the fort became an Austrian outpost and so remained until the end of the war. Here is the Wikipedia page (at the moment available only in Italian).

(We thank Alessandra Conte who lives nearby and sent to World War I Bridges the following images and we remind that all people wishing to share their WW1 photo reportages from different areas in the world can get in contact with us by using the contact form beside. Thank you for considering this simple yet meaningful opportunity of cooperation.)


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    Fort Verena: top of the Mount Verena (2015 mt). Roana, Asiago Plateau

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    Fort Verena, east side

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    Fort Verena, one of the entrances on the east side (pillbox)

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    Fort Verena, view from the west side: you can see the Austro-Hungarian border with Fort Spitz Verle (1908 mt)

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    Fort Verena, upper floor

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    Fort Verena, upper floor (sentry post and gun place)

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    Fort Verena: upper floor, to the howitzer place

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    The top of Fort Verena: you can see what remains of the howitzer place (east side)

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