Fort of Col Roncone

In the heart of the Friulian hills, three forts were designed to integrate with the other positions of the “Middle Tagliamento” fortress system: the forts of Col Roncone, Fagagna and Santa Margherita.

Of these, Col Roncone Fort can be visited. Having been the object of major restoration work, it is one of the best-preserved remains in the region. Today it also hosts numerous cultural initiatives.

After crossing the defensive ditch, visitors enter the ground floor with its logistical rooms and battery corridor, and the first floor with the ready-use shelters, the artillery platforms under rotating armoured domes, faithfully reconstructed, and the position for defending the front ditch.

Like most pre-war forts in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Col Roncone Fort was disarmed in the early years of the conflict and therefore never played an active part in military operations.