Ciampedie, a panoramic balcony over the Val di Fassa and the Dolomites, in the reign of King Laurino and his magical legend... Dolomites declared a #UNESCO Heritage Site for the uniqueness and beauty of their landscape... #tuttitaly
Ciampedie Refuge can be reached from Vigo di Fassa by cable car and from Pera di Fassa by chairlift. Numerous excursions depart from here that will leave you speechless and immersed in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. A truly suggestive starting point will open before you, and you will be immediately involved in a glorious feeling of peace and harmony with nature.
One of the most suggestive paths is undoubtedly the one that will take you to the extraordinary Vajolet Towers to continue toward the inimitable Passo Principe Refuge. After passing the Antermoia pass, you can reach the fantastic glacial lake of Antermoia - one of the highest in the Dolomites.
We are in the kingdom of King Laurino, in the presence of the Catinaccio, and here, in fact, one of the most evocative legends of the Dolomites is born, trying to explain the secret of these mountains that turn pink at sunset:
"It is said that King Laurino had a beautiful rose garden on the majestic Catinaccio. His people of dwarves dug into the bowels of the massif in search of precious stones. When the King of the Adige decided to marry his daughter Similde to a noble, King Laurin also showed up - not being invited, though he used a magical cape that made him invisible. He immediately fell in love with the beautiful girl and kidnapped her, taking her to the Catinaccio. The German name of the Catinaccio is “Rosengarten,” meaning “rose garden.” When the betrothed of the king's daughter came to free her, King Laurin took his magic belt, which gave him the strength of 12 men, and the cape that made him invisible, ready to fight against the knight. But these, together with his vassals, recognized the movements of the hidden king, observed the direction of the roses, and imprisoned him. Subsequently, King Laurin cursed his rose garden, which had betrayed him: no eye could have admired it, neither by day nor by night. But he forgot the sunrise and sunset, and since then, in those few moments, the Catinaccio has been tinged with a magnificent pink - a spectacular phenomenon known as "Enrosadira." Cit. www.seiser-alm.it
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