Lona- Lases: Landscape, Trails and History

Lona- Lases is part of the Comunità della Valle di Cembra and is located in the Province of Trento. The regional setting and the protected area offer two points of reference when choosing a destination. There are also three distinct themes: the geographically separate landscape areas, trails around Lago di Lases and from Lona, and a historical trace in Sottolona. The natural environment, trail routes and rural history offer different ways to explore the area. If you are looking for a hotel, you could first consider which of these themes should shape your travel plans.

Three Separate Landscape Areas

The protected area comprises three separate sections. The first is a valley consisting mainly of porphyry scree, with hollows that hold ice. The second is a hollow, also formed in porphyry rock, with a transitional mire. The third section includes the eastern arm of Lago di Lases, with extensive stands of large sedges and reeds. Thus, a valley, a hollow and a section of the lake lie alongside one another, each with its own features. This layout is more useful for orientation than the idea of a single, continuous landscape: porphyry scree and ice-holding hollows characterize one area, the transitional mire another, and sedges and reeds the third. The lake section is one of the geographically separate parts of the protected area. If you are deciding how much weight to give nature and landscape themes in your trip, you can use these differences as a concrete basis for comparison.

Trails with Different Points of Reference

A visitor trail runs around Lago di Lases through the Lases biotope and introduces its distinctive features. The lakeside trail is therefore a concrete point of reference if you want to include the biotope in your travel plans. Another route leads from Lona, a hamlet of Lona- Lases, down an agricultural road to the Avisio stream and the Centrale di Pozzolago. While the visitor trail focuses on the biotope by the lake, the route from Lona names the Avisio and the Centrale as its destinations. These two trail descriptions can help you choose a focus based on the landscape or destination. Check local trail conditions before setting out on the visitor trail at Lago di Lases.

Sottolona and Rural History

Sottolona, a small hamlet of Lona- Lases, adds a historical perspective on rural land use to the nature and trail themes. In the Estimo di Lona, Sottolona was already described in 1429 as a farm with a wine press, vineyards with “grezivi” and woods. The farm, wine press, vineyards and woods appear together in this historical account, offering a glimpse of the area’s agricultural character at the time. The year clearly places the reference in its historical context. The details suggest a specific theme: the description includes not only vineyards but also a press and woods. Sottolona thus offers a different perspective from the landscape areas and trails of the protected area. If you are interested in cultural and agricultural history, you can consider this historical account as a distinct focus alongside the area’s natural environment.

Choose a Focus for Your Trip

The themes can be distinguished when deciding what to focus on: the protected area’s sections offer a way to explore the landscape, the visitor trail relates to the Lases biotope, and the route from Lona leads down to the Avisio and the Centrale di Pozzolago. Sottolona complements these nature and trail themes with a historical perspective on the farm, wine press, vineyards and woods.

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