Conca di Fuciade

Beyond Passo San Pellegrino, the valley opens into the Conca di Fuciade, a basin of hay barns beneath the Cima Uomo chain. Rifugio Fuciade, converted from an old hay barn, stands at the foot of the chain.

Why it matters

The basin has a meadow floor ringed by peaks and dotted with tabià, the hay barns associated with the upper San Pellegrino valley. The Val di Fassa tourism board describes it as a hollow of hay barns and small huts, transformed by summer greenery and winter snow.

What to notice

• Cima Uomo rises above the basin, with the refuge at its foot.
• Hay barns and renovated tabià are scattered across the meadows.
• The surrounding views include the Pale di San Martino and Col Margherita; on clear days, the Marmolada and Civetta are also visible.
• Rifugio Fuciade began as an old hay barn converted into a mountain refuge.

Context and history

Fuciade was a seasonal hay camp rather than a village. Its fienili stored winter fodder cut from the meadows, where generations of valley families worked the pass slopes. One old barn was later converted into Rifugio Fuciade. In winter, snow covers the meadows and changes the character of the basin.