If you want to escape from the bustle of the city and breathe fresh air in full, take a boat ride in the quiet expanse of water, enjoying the views of the magnificent mountain landscape, then Lake Braies will be an ideal place. This is a real pearl of the Alps, a favorite vacation spot, both among Italians themselves and among foreign guests.
A place where time slows down
Lake Braies in Italy in the photo and in life looks like something incredible. Blue water, dense green forest, high mountains under snow caps, boats moored to the shore and an old hotel near the reservoir itself - an idyllic picture of comfort and tranquility. Cautiously, once here, you will want to stay forever.
The lake is part of Fanes National Park, so it will not take much time to get around it. With the usual walking step, this can be done in just an hour and a half. Along the path leading around the lake, there are several recreation areas: beaches and places for a picnic.
The hotel is one of the most notable attractions, it is more than 100 years old. Here, at one time, both aristocrats and the Nazis, who were awaiting their trial, stopped shooting films. Inside, most of the furniture is antique of the 20th century, the rigor and aesthetics of which reinforce the unusual atmosphere of the whole place.
The view from the balcony opens onto Lake Braies itself. Here you want to create, think, make discoveries and just love.
And almost on the very shore there is a small, like a toy, stone chapel. It was built at the beginning of the last century by an architect from Vienna named Schmidt.
Where is Lake Braies
How to get to it? The lake is located in the Italian province of Bolzano almost on the very border with Austria, at an altitude of almost one and a half kilometers above sea level. Its depth is 36 meters, and the area is slightly more than 30 hectares. Around rise picturesque mountain peaks 2100-2800 meters high.
You can get there, either by personal transport or by train. In the first case, you need to move along the A22 highway, and then turn on the Bressanone-Val Pusteria exit. Now you should carefully look at the Braiers signposts, as they will lead directly to the lake. In the second case, you need to take a train to the Villabassa train station, and then transfer to the Villabassa - Lago di Braies bus.
Lake Braies in winter and summer
The main attraction of this amazing place, of course, is fabulous, mesmerizing nature. Not one, even the most poetic epithets, can convey the beauty of Lake Briers. He must be seen with his own eyes.
If physical activity is not scary, you should definitely rent a boat and go for a romantic walk. The price of pleasure is 18 euros per hour. The service is provided from June to September every day from 10 am to 5 pm.
You can come here not only in the summer, when the water is saturated with azure shade, but also in winter, when it is chained with bluish ice, and the forest and mountains are covered with snow-white snow. By the way, at this time of year you can ride on the slopes.
This place is suitable for families with children, as well as for honeymoon trips. Well, in solitude you can completely immerse yourself in the contemplation of nature and creativity.