The Venetic Sanctuary of Lagole no.3 by sandra46
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Description
The name Lagole refers to the whole area downstream from the village of Calalzo, just below the railway station, but the places the locals know best for their natural beauty, mineral water springs, archaeological finds and the female figures, the faires, that are said to populate the area are those near the little Tose lake and the woodlands next to the artificial Centro Cadore lake. The numerous springs with water rich in sulfates, bicarbonates, calcium and magnesium, most of which are to be found in the clearing between the little Tose lake and the railway line, are still frequented today for their therapeutic properties, testified to by popular tradition and confirmed by clinical tests: the spring waters have excellent cicatrizing and diuretic properties. These thermal spa waters explain the presence of the votive sanctuary where people used to go to pray for help from the deity Tribusiatei or Trumusiatis, later Apollo, named in the numerous archaeological finds, mainly in bronze and dating to between the 4th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D.. Here you can see one of the little springs feeding the brook.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (38)
Richardphotos
a beautiful place and capture
erlandpil
Beautiful view, erland
danapommet
Amazing that you caught the bubbling spring in action. I bet that the water feels great if you could put your feet in there!
Hendesse
Great shot of this interesting place.
Darkwish
Amazing work, very well done!
jocko500
wonderful shot
tennesseecowgirl
Nice work Sandra!
anahata.c
a very scintillating capture of the visual cacophony of mineral-induced hues, and of the bubbles and also the effects of all this activity on the rocks around it. You see things like this in the US West, but nowhere else in our country. And of course your narrative reminds us that people attributed great powers and divine presence to these places because these places offered forms of healing. More fascinating narrative. I know you said, in the first shot of this series, that there was no building, which again raises the question whether one existed prior...and I also remember now that the artifacts are in museums now, which would answer my question about whether you could see them here. But it is a mystery to know what might have stood here, what structures housed these bronzes, etc etc. The waters, because of their natural radiance, seem perfectly suited to temples long lost, as they appear 'imbued' to the naked eye. And I wonder also whether archaeologists decide, at some point, that there are no more artifacts to be found at a site like this, or whether they continue to dig, or whether legal designation (as a shrine, national monument, etc) prohibits such digs, etc. Do you see active digging here, study sites, etc? (I'll look this up: You don't have to answer. But just showing you I'm really thinking about what you write, and what the professional connections are to a place like this...) Another scintillating shot, Sandra.