Nice place but the history teach. Is a big tragedy for Italy we reccomendet a travel guide very prepared and expland very well

There is not that much to see..! A very tragic story that I will never forget..many people have died!No regrets for visiting..

We toured the area of the dam disaster with our Italian relatives who live in Castellavazzo/ Longarone. My husband's cousin lost 14 people in the dam collapse in 1963.. Her story is heartbreaking.

We were a group of 40 that booked over travel agency. The tour was held by one of the survivors of the disaster, who not only reported his own experience but was extremely realist and affordable when telling the facts. I would reccomend contacting a local guide because visiting the places without any words on them is not as touchy... More 

To reach the dam you have to go uphill in a beautiful road. When you get to the dam there's a parking lot, and from there you can walk a little to a small chapel, a place from where you can see the dam and some informative sings.On the way from the parking lot to the dam, there are several... More 

very touching place, full of history and stories. Beautifull view of the Dolomiti Mountains and river. Little place for parking and only paying parking available

Visit this place it's something really touching and it's something to do to remember all people died here. I knew the history of this tragic disaster, but only once arrived I really understood the big catastrophy happened here...it's a place to think about life and our fragility.

We passed there 59 years ago when we were on our honeymoon. Each time I pass, I cry for the sadness and loss of that terrible day in 1963

The Diga del Vayont was built in the early 1960s to create hydro-electric energy. However, the mountain on the south side of the Vayont valley, Monte Toc, was unstable. This unstability became manifest during the test period in which the lake was filled stepwise, but no precautions were taken. On 9 October 1963, an enormous landslide shifted into the lake... More