Just outside of Asiago, we explored the remnants of a British trench from World War One. My focus in history is military history, specifically British naval history, so it was incredible to be in a place that I had studied for years and read so many books about. The trenches were small, cramped, and utilized the elements to the fullest extent. In the image above you can see that the trench was built underneath a natural rock formation, providing an extra layer of security for those living in it. It was particularly beautiful to see how nature had reclaimed the remains, from moss and vines growing on the concrete walls to dirt, grass, and flowers filling the trenches themselves. After weeks of war history and visiting museums which told us about the trenches and life within them, it was truly a lifechanging experience to be able to see them with my own eyes and witness a location where the war was actually fought. This was probably one of my favorite places we went on the whole trip, combined with the cemetery we visited prior, as well as the fascist funerary monument we visited before that.
Moss growing on the inside walls of the bunker
The Union Jack hanging outside the entrance to the bunker
The replica trench outside of the bunker, complete with stone walls and barbed wire
Massimo through a window in the bunker
<- The overgrown trenches which snake around the hilltops
The memorial to British soldiers lost in battles around Asiago
A grave of an unknown British soldier