The fairy-tale Lake of the Dolomites

Logo The fairy-tale Lake of the Dolomites
Logo The fairy-tale Lake of the Dolomites

Lake Carezza... probably the most beautiful mountain lake in the Alps.

A must for every South Tyrolean holidaymaker is a trip to Lake Carezza, also known as the most beautiful mountain lake in the Alps!

The small mountain lake is famous above all for its gentle, deep green water and the beautiful mountain backdrop with the Rosengarten and Latemar in the background. The lake is at its most beautiful in the evening or early morning, when the Rosengarten and Latemar mountain ranges with the green of the Karer forest are reflected in the crystal-clear water of the lake like a natural spectacle.

Many South Tyrolean legends are entwined around the lake and many writers and painters chose the motif for their paintings and stories.

Important info:

-The lake at 1,520 metres in the municipality of Welschnofen is 300 m long and 130 m wide.
-The lake is fed by underground springs from the Latemar mountain range.
-The depth and size of the lake is very seasonal and weather-dependent, the greatest depth is said to be 22 m.
-In winter it is sometimes visited by divers who like to carry out their dives under a thick layer of ice and record the underwater play of colours in documentary films.
-The lake can be reached via the state road 241 (Eggentalerstaatsstraße - also called Dolomitenstraße).

SAGE: The Mermaid of the Karer Lake
A beautiful water mermaid once lived in Lake Carezza. She often sat on the shore, plaited her blonde braids and sang softly to herself. The sorcerer of Masaré heard her sing and fell in love with the mermaid. He risked all his power to kidnap her, but the mermaid was never caught. So the warlock asked his friend, the witch Langwerda, for help. Langwerda advised him to disguise himself as a jeweller, to make a rainbow from the Catinaccio to the Latemar and then to go to Lake Carezza to lure and kidnap the maiden. The wizard followed the advice, but forgot to disguise himself. The water fairy marvelled at the splendour of the rainbow and the many precious stones; however, she also noticed the sorcerer hiding on the shore and suddenly submerged herself in Lake Carezza again. Since that day, she never showed her face again. The sorcerer was so furious about the failure of the planned abduction that in his lovesickness he tore the rainbow from the sky, smashed it and threw all the rainbow pieces with the jewels into the lake: this is the reason why Lake Carezza still shimmers in the most magnificent rainbow colours today and is called "Lec de ergobando", the Rainbow Lake, by the Ladins.

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