A land of culture and roots

The root: a symbol of steadfastness, strength, and stability, synonymous with antiquity and identity. It is impossible to build a history - or to tell a believable one - without cultivating and preserving one’s roots. On the Alpe Cimbra, roots surface in the present and shape its unique features, guiding visitors on a journey through a millennial history, most vividly expressed in the Cimbrian language spoken in Lusérn. The name Lusérn is thought to derives from cimbrian ‘’Laas’’ which indicated a pass, the access to Valsugana. Here, in this small municipality of about 270 inhabitants, the Cimbrian community is stil living here, the last stronghold of a unique language and cultural heritage. Lusérn is part of the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy,” an esteemed recognition awarded in 2022 to this linguistic island with its slow and wise rhythms, those marked by the mountains, inviting one to take the necessary time to discover the charm that this journey into the roots requires. On the Alpe Cimbra, immersing oneself in the roots means to retrace the ancient culture of a people through every nuance, including the local cuisine, made of recipes and distant flavors and products at km 0.

The roots find expression in unique settings such as Lavarone Green Land and its symbol, the dragon Vaia, born from the hands of sculptor Marco Martalar, ready to the rise from its ashes to renew the invitation to experience the mountains authentically, narrating a place where sustainability, sharing, and wonder are the undisputed rotagonist o main characters. The journey along the roots leads to the discovery of the Seven Great Fortresses of the Emperor, symbols of this mountain’s history: from Forte Werk Lusérn to Forte Belvedere, from Forte Cherle to Forte Dosso delle Somme in Folgaria. Then reaching Vigolana, where the great migration finds a symbolic place today in the Forest of Roots, enriched with 3,000 trees dedicated by name to the families who left for Brazil at the end of the 19th century. Along the roots unfolds the great fairy tale and the great adventure of Alpe Cimbra. Along the roots grows a different kind of tourism,

which develops in harmony with the mountains and knows how to blend hospitality and experience with the protection of the territory and nature, in a perfect combination ofbetween leisure and relaxation, art and magic.