Italy - Passo Falzarega - War memorial

With a backdrop of the Lagazuoi Dolomites peak (2,835), is the memorial to those killed here during heavy fighting on Passo Falzarega (Pass), during the first world war, in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, Italy. The Falzarego Pass is a high mountain pass in the province of Belluno in Italy and connecting Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Lagazuoi (2,835) is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.

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With a backdrop of the Lagazuoi Dolomites peak (2,835), is the memorial to those killed here during heavy fighting on Passo Falzarega (Pass), during the first world war, in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, Italy. The Falzarego Pass is a high mountain pass in the province of Belluno in Italy and connecting Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Lagazuoi (2,835) is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.