Vajont Dam, Erto e Casso

Name: Vajont Dam
Address: Erto e Casso, Italy
Telephone: +39 0427 87333

#1 among attractions in Erto e Casso

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The Vajont Dam is a disused dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of 262 m. It is in the valley of the Vajont River under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100 kilometres north of Venice. ()

Local name: Diga del Vajont Length: 525 ftHeight: 860 ftElevation: 2287 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°15'60"N, 12°19'43"E

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Erto e Casso Italy

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Vajont Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cima dei Preti, Rifugio Maniago, Rifugio Casera Mela, Lago di Pontesei.

6.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima dei Preti, Dolomites
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4.9 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Maniago, Erto e Casso
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2.6 miNE
46°17'36"N • 12°22'4"E
Rifugio Casera Mela, Erto e Casso
67 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Pontesei
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Col Nudo
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sasso di Bosconero
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2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Toc
59 min walk • Monte Toc, nicknamed the walking mountain by locals due to its tendency to experience landslides, is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy best known for the Vajont Dam, which was built at the mountain's base in 1960.
1.1 miNW
46°16'37"N • 12°18'36"E
Museo Etnografico degli Zattieri del Piave, Castellavazzo
30 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Venetian Prealps
111 min walk • The Venetian Prealps are a mountain range in the south-eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Triveneto, in the north-eastern part of Italy.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Carnic Prealps, Dolomites
176 min walk • The Carnic Prealps or Southern Carnic Alps are a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, part of the larger Carnic and Gailtal Alps group. They are located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the northern part of Italy.
1.3 miW
Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata, Longarone
34 min walk • The church of Santa Maria Immacolata is the main Catholic place of worship in Longarone, in the province of Belluno and diocese of Belluno-Feltre.