Fort Landro

Fort Landro consists of two sections connected by a tunnel, with the lower part containing three floors and the upper section positioned at 1500 meters elevation.

The Austrian military constructed Fort Landro between 1878 and 1894 as part of their fortification system along the Italian border during the Austro-Hungarian Empire period.

The red cross painted on the lower section's wall comes from the filming of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms', not from medical purposes.

Visitors can explore both sections of the fort, which features preserved gun emplacements, including spaces for 100mm howitzers and multiple 90mm artillery pieces.

Despite numerous Italian artillery attacks during World War I, the fort maintained its structural integrity and now presents an example of 19th-century military engineering.

Location: Toblach

Inception: 1880

Part of: Österreichische Festungswerke an der Grenze zu Italien

GPS coordinates: 46.64468,12.23352

Latest update: April 1, 2025 20:36