The Folgaria, Lavarone and Luserna plateau still bears intact signs of the many histories that have passed through it over the centuries. Signs that can be seen and testify to both ancient and more recent history. Starting from Prehisotry with its Palaeolithic and Mesolithic encampments located at the  Cogola di Carbonare and the ancient lake of Ecken; passing through the period of German-Cymbrian colonisation, of which the German speaking community of Luserna represents an incredible living testimony, and through the period of the Belle Epoque, which, with the arrival of the Viennese bourgeoisie, ushered in the flourishing economy of tourism. Also of the great interest are the vestiges of the Great War, which was bitterly fought on these lands and of which the seven Emperor’s Fortresses still preserve the tragic memory.