The best running trails around Fregona

Its history intertwines nature, folklore, and wartime events: 1. The formation and legend of "will-o'-the-wisps" The name Bus de la Lum derives from a mysterious phenomenon that for centuries fueled legends and popular tales. The folklore: Shepherds and locals told of strange little flames or bluish glows that danced above the cave entrance during summer nights. Popular belief attributed these lights to the presence of witches (eàne or anguane) or restless spirits. The scientific explanation: In reality, the cave had been used since time immemorial to dispose of the carcasses of animals that died on the plateau's farms. The decomposition of organic matter generated methane and hydrogen phosphide gases which, upon contact with air, produced small and harmless will-o'-the-wisps. 2. The events of the Second World War Between 1943 and 1945, the Cansiglio Plain was a strategic stronghold of the Italian Resistance, garrisoned by partisans of the "Garibaldi" Brigade (and other local formations) against the Nazi-Fascist occupying forces. During the harshest phases of the conflict and in the dramatic months of roundups and executions at the end of the war, the Bus de la Lum was used as a natural mass grave. The bodies of German soldiers, fascists, and Republicans captured in combat or roundups, as well as civilians accused of collaborationism or espionage, were thrown into the chasm. In the post-war period, amidst explorations and speleological recoveries, the cavity was the subject of heated historiographical and political debates regarding the precise number and identities of the people who fell into the well. 3. The site today Today the Bus de la Lum is recognized as a place of memory. The entrance to the abyss is protected and fenced for safety reasons, flanked by a large metal cross and a plaque in memory of all the nameless fallen.

The Cansiglio Forest hides a myriad of sinkholes, pits, and swallow holes of all sizes, due to the karst morphology of the territory: the rain dissolves the limestone rock, slowly but inexorably forming these natural chasms and fissures on the ground. The Bus de la Lum is an abyss characterized by a single large vertical entrance shaft 180m high, which then develops into a very large and articulated underground complex. The depth of the shaft is best appreciated out of season, because in summer the lush vegetation tends to partially obscure the view. According to ancient beliefs, it is the dwelling of the Anguane or Anduane, fierce and evil witches, toothless, with long rusty nails instead of hair and sharp fangs, who kidnapped and ate children! They gathered at the bottom of the cave, lighting fires, whose glows rose to the surface, visible at night to the shepherds of the area: hence the name 'Buco della Luce' (Hole of Light). In reality, the legend has a grain of truth: on hot summer nights, will-o'-the-wisps could indeed be formed by the decomposing carcasses of livestock dead from illness, which it was customary to throw into the Buso. During World War II, the cavity was sadly used by partisans as a foiba, to dispose of the bodies of fascists and nazis, but also of civilians: over the years, several bodies and bones have been found during explorations. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_de_la_Lum

The Cimbri population, of Germanic origin, settled in the Venetian mountains as early as the Middle Ages, also reaching the Asiago Plateau. Between the late 18th and 19th centuries, some families moved from here to Cansiglio, attracted by the great availability of timber and the job opportunities offered by the forest. The Cimbri were indeed skilled woodcutters and artisans. Thus, several small settlements were born, including Vallorch, founded in 1850. It is today the best-preserved and reconstructed village, after having been destroyed during both the First and Second World Wars, and it preserves the characteristic wooden houses with typical Nordic architecture. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallorch

The Chapel of San Floriano, located at an altitude of 1,176 meters on the Cadolten karst plateau, is a small and evocative sacred building nestled among the pastures and woods of Cansiglio. This small church, reachable through pleasant hikes starting from Passo della Crosetta or Monte Pizzoc, represents a precious testimony to the area's historical pastoral vocation and the deep religiosity that once bound the shepherds to the territory during the alpine grazing period. The building is dedicated to Saint Florian, traditionally invoked as a protector against fires. This devotion was fundamental for the local shepherds, whose huts ('casere') and dwellings ('casoni'), characterized by wooden and reed roofs, were extremely vulnerable to fire. Today, the chapel is a beloved destination for hikers and cyclists seeking peace, nature, and historical memory.

Together with Pian Cansiglio and Cornesega, Valmenera is one of the three depressions that make up the central part of the Cansiglio Plateau. The largest in terms of area. This evocative basin is particularly known for its cold microclimate, where record thermal inversions are recorded with temperatures that, in the winter months, can drop to extreme levels. A historical peak was reached in March 2005, when ARPA Veneto analyses recorded a temperature of -35.4°C. Located in the municipal territory of Tambre (BL), it has a wide and flat bottom, called Piano di Valmenera. It represents a typical polje, whose slopes are largely covered by arboreal vegetation; the western slopes, on the other hand, are characterized by meadows, with rather degraded herbaceous vegetation, due to exploitation in the form of mowing and grazing. The dairy farm of the same name, which today operates as a farm stay, is in fact surrounded by 74 hectares of meadows used for grazing its own livestock. Up to here, through the Campon valley, came a tongue of the ancient and vast Piave Glacier. The Piano di Valmenera and part of the basin are part of the "Pian di Landro-Baldassarre" Oriented Nature Reserve.

La Briglia (or Le Briglie) is a locality north of Sonego, at the end of Via Cal de Casal. It is a geographical landmark that takes its name from the water intake works on the Carron stream, the starting point of numerous trails on the southern slope of Mount Pizzoc. A convenient parking area is located here.

Very beautiful if the sky is clear, very suggestive if it is cloudy

Pizzoc is a mountain in the Treviso Prealps. It reaches 1,565 meters above sea level, making it one of the highest points in the municipality of Fregona and the province of Treviso, to which it belongs.