Sauris Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Sauris
Its municipal territory brings together the towns of Lateis, Sauris di Sopra, Sauris di Sotto (municipal seat), and the localities La Maina and Velt. It is part of the Authentic Villages of Italy club and the Alpine Pearls association. Located in the Friulian Alps in the mountain region of Carnia in Val Lumiei, it boasts in its territory the presence of a magnificent lake (Lake Sauris), one of the largest artificial basins in Friuli, created by the damming of the Lumiei stream. The main peaks surrounding Sauris and its hamlets are: Col Gentile (2,075 m), Monte Tarondon (2,019 m), Monte Pieltinis (2,027 m), Crodon di Tiarfin (2,413 m), Monte Bìvera (2,474 m), Mount Zauf (2,245 m), Mount Tinisa (2,080 m). Legend has it that the community of Sauris was founded around the 13th-14th century by
Top Attractions in Sauris
Explore the best things to see and do in Sauris:
- ★Church of San Lorenzo Martire
- ★Lake Sauris
- ★Sanctuary of Sant'Osvaldo
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