In Veneto, at 2.760 meters above sea level, there is Perrero's Buffa, the most isolated and solitary house in the world, nestled in the rocky side of the Dolomite mountains. We are on Mount Cristallo, in the Ampezzo Dolomites, where stealing the show from the breathtaking view is a refuge nestled in the rock that seems to have remained frozen in time.
This construction, so unique and extraordinary, has aroused the curiosity of some foreign countries, in fact even the British newspaper “The Sun” mentions it.
The house is believed to have been built over 100 years ago, during the First World War. It was probably used as a shelter for the Italian army, who created it to have a place to rest and store their supplies against the Austro-Hungarians.
History tells us that the conflict between Italy and Austria transformed the border peaks into high-altitude trenches, suggesting the construction of forts and shelters that were not very exposed or even completely hidden in nature. The bivouac, named after an officer who fell on 4 November 1916 in Locvizza-Kostanie due to a grenade splinter, was obtained from the Alpine barracks, made during the Great War.
How to reach the house in Buffa di Perrero
Access to the house is extremely difficult, because it can only be reached by rope ladders, improvised cable cars, or a treacherous mountain path that is part of the Via Ferrata di Ivano Dibona, which only the bravest dare.
Even according to the most experienced explorers, getting there is no small feat, as it requires considerable physical fitness.
The path to access it begins with a metal staircase, continues between wooden walkways, former sniper posts and war tunnels, until reaching at the former military shelter named after Major Carlo Buffa di Perrero.
The bivouac that peeks out from the mountain face, in fact, as well as being an important shelter useful to passers-by in case of emergency, is first and foremost a precious historical testimony.
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