Moncenisio
April 2017
Panorama of Fort de Variselle, Moncenisio
The brown grass glowing in the sun, rocks and snowy landscape provide for amazing photographic opportunities
Icicles hanging on the edges of Fort de Variselle
Inside Fort de Variselle
The spring climate in combination with the remaining snow make for spectacular mountain scenes
Panorama of Lake Moncenisio
April 2017
Moncenisio is a municipality in the region of Piedmont, located about 60 Km west of Turin, on the border with France. In the mountains of Moncenisio you find an artificial lake, that is filled with water during summer. On the top of Mount Variselle (2150m) you can still see the remaining Fort de Variselle (constructed between 1877 and 1883). As the fortress functioned as command center, it also contained a large ammunition depot for 420 men and the mobile infantry in the area. In addition, you would also find here an infirmary, warehouses for food and baking ovens.