Places
Park·Moderate·Scenic·Popular

Altopiano del Montasio

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

This broad alpine plateau has supplied milk for Montasio cheese-making since medieval times, and old stone malghe still dot the grassland where cattle graze through summer beneath the sheer walls of the Montasio massif. The plateau also served as a staging area during WWI, and the flat, easy walking makes it accessible even for a relaxed family outing at altitude.

Duration
3.5 hours
Distance
9 km
Elevation
+450 m
Best season
June – September

Highlights

  • Source of traditional Montasio cheese
  • Historic stone dairy huts
  • Sheer Montasio massif backdrop

With your dog

Open pasture tracks, dogs on leash near dairy herds.