Mount Plauris from Val Venzonassa: ascent to the king of the Julian Pre-Alps

With this splendid excursion, demanding but extremely rewarding, we will reach the highest peak of the Julian Pre-Alps: Mount Plauris, crossing the unspoilt landscapes of the wild Val Venzonassa. This austere valley offers, before climbing the broad ridges that precede the peak, a great variety of environments: lush forests, verdant hollows, spectacular views of rock faces and the surrounding mountains. On reaching Casera Ungarina, the landscape becomes spectacular: the woods give way to broad meadows and bold ridges that, like elegant blades, stretch out towards the isolated summit of Plauris. Here, with a bit of luck, we will be able to admire the first edelweiss of the season and, perhaps, encounter some ibex or a majestic griffon vulture. From the summit, the panorama is simply priceless: you can see the Julian Alps, the Carnic Alps, the Dolomites, the plain and, with favourable weather, even the sea.