At the border, where the Italian Dolomites meet the valley of the river Po, where the mountains begin to rise, there is an emerald gem. Hidden from the eyes of the "normal" sightseeing tourist, with Monte Rosettum, shaded to the north and protected to the south by Monte Cavallo and Monte Cjastelât, lies a small lake with a small village on its shore: Lago di Barcis (Lake Barcis) is located in the mountain valley of the river Cellina.

This artificial reservoir was created in the mid-1950s for the use of h...