Monte Re, Mountain summit in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Monte Re is a mountain summit in the Julian Alps located in Friuli Venezia Giulia and rises to approximately 1900 meters in elevation. The peak offers views across the surrounding Alpine and pre-Alpine ranges that stretch across the horizon.

The mountain's name is tied to mining on its slopes since Roman times; another etymology links it to the Lombard period. According to Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum, King Alboin climbed to the summit in 568 and surveyed the lands he would later rule.

The name Königsberg, Monte Re in Italian and Kraljevska špica in Slovene, all mean King's Mountain. According to Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum, King Alboinus climbed the summit in 568 to survey the lands he would rule. The name is also linked to Roman-era mining on its slopes above Cave del Predil.

The route to the summit is a rather steep trail, not a technical climb, starting at the old mining buildings above Cave del Predil. The usual trailhead is the village of Cave del Predil, also reachable from Tarvisio. No special mountaineering equipment is needed, but the gradient calls for steady footing.

The name Königsberg, or Monte Re, recalls a royal visit: according to Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum, King Alboinus climbed to the summit in 568 and looked over the lands he would later rule. The mountain's other name, Kraljevska špica, means the same in Slovene.