The forts are the evidences of the events happened here during the First World War. These areas where, as a matter of fact, the border between Austria and Italy, the location where the enemy armies faced each other.

Fort ‘Colle dele benne’
Twin work of Fort of Tenna, it is located on the hill which towers over the lake on the northern-eastern side; it functioned as observatory and storage, since its position was rearward towards the front. The fort has a polygonal arrangement and the north flank is provided with a buttress composed by an outer armored  part. The internal disposition follow the structures of the Austrian late XIX century fortifications. You can reach this fort from Levico, walking along via S. Biagio and following a dirt tiny road until ‘Colle delle Benne’ where the Fort stands.

Pizzo or of Mount Vezzena Fort (1908 m)
It was an artillery fort-observatory known as the ‘eye of the uplands’ . It monitored the south side towards Asiago and the north side of Valsugana until the line of Forts of Tenna and of Benne ,which closed the access to Trento.
Located at the top of the Pizzo di Levico it was built from 1907 to 1915. It was heavily bombarded since the early days of war. You can reach the fort only by foot starting from Path Vezzena, passing by Fort Busa Verle and arriving at the ex military road which leads to Mount Vezzena.

Forte Busa Verle
Built between 1907 and 1914, it raises on the Highland of Vezzena. He had the specific task of defending Austria-Hungarian and Italian borders. Moreover it blocked the line towards the Highland of Asiago. It was heavily bombarded at the beginning of the war (from May 1916) with the start of the Strafexpedition (punitive expedition) and as the front moved to the south-east. Thus it became the soldier’s quarters and a connecting observation post. You can reach the fort only by foot, along the roads which leads to Cima Vezzena.

Fort Belvedere – Lavarone
Raised between 1908 and 1912 to a design assigned to Captain Rudolf Schneider, it is situated on a rock cliff overlooking the Valdastico Lavarone locations. He had the specific task of defending the City of Trento from Italian attacks. It is arranged on three blocks with hundreds of meters of tunnels dug into the rock.
Today it is owned by the Municipality of Lavarone that has restored the fort and made it a museum of the Great War.