Twin Lakes

Not to be missed

Sometimes the journey is as beautiful as the destination, and this is the case with the paths leading to the Twin Lakes. There are three trails that lead here, allowing you to encounter the beauty of the Brembana Valley at the pace of your own steps. The best known trail is CAI Path 215, which leads from the Baite di Mezzeno to the lakes in about two hours. The second is CAI trail 211, which starts from Lake Carona, while the last, the most challenging of the three, dedicated to experts, is CAI trail 212, which starts from Branzi.

A bit of history

Until 1932, the Twin Lakes were two bodies of water close to each other and very similar, but separate. In that year, however, a dam was built, which united the two lakes into one large basin: despite the name "Laghi Gemelli," it is therefore actually formed as a single body.

Trivia

The Twin Lakes tell a wonderful legend. A girl destined to marry a local nobleman became ill with sadness. No doctor knew how to cure her, except for one who revived her will to live. But he was not a doctor: he was a shepherd, her lover in disguise. One night they fled together, but the village awoke to search for them. In fear of being found and separated, the two young men fell into a precipice, forming two hollows in the clearing. A spring gushed from each hollow, going on to form the twin lakes. Today many believe that the dam that led to the joining of the lakes is a crowning achievement of the love between the two young boys.