La Stua
Complex in Valle del Mis
Location: Canal del Mis - loc. La Stua - Municipality of Gosaldo (Bl)
Access: Provincial Road no. 2 "of Valle del Mis" in the stretch between Titele and Gena Bassa (at 2.5 km from it); car park.
Environmental context – Description of the site: Valle del Mis marks the border between Alpi Feltrine and Monti del Sole mountain group and represents a privileged tourist access for the protected area. The road gives easy access to the Park central area and gives the opportunity to visit places not only of rare beauty and naturalistic interest, but also of considerable historical and human interest. In the past, Valle del Mis was characterized by several valley bottom settlements and some nuclei on the sunny slopes; today, instead, it is characterized by a rare and increasingly weaker human presence. The stretch of valley within the Park area was devastated by the creation of a dam (1957-1962) that "canceled" the tillable land, the valley bottom rural settlements, and the old road. Moreover, it was tragically affected by the tragic event of the 1966 flood. The latter, which caused serious damages and isolated the upper section of Canal del Mis for decades, accelerated the ongoing process of abandonment, and in 1972 the valley was entirely abandoned. Situated in the final stretch of Canàl del Mis, before the greatest narrowing of the valley which opens then again in the north, on the woody slopes of Gosaldo, the little village of La Stua (482m asl) is situated in the point where Rui Bianch flows into Torrent Mis, marking the administrative border between the Municipalities of Sospirolo and Gosaldo. Situated at about 11 km from Sospirolo, it lies within the administrative borders of the Municipality of Gosaldo and within the Park.
Building period: early 20th century, with subsequent transformations and enlargements
Architectural features: small village born as residential area and transformed then into road "equipment" for those people who went along Canal del Mis (former tavern/inn, houses, factory). Great historical-testimonial value.
