The question that lands on every Dolomites lake is always the same, and almost nobody answers it in a way you can check: can you swim here? The answer changes lake by lake, because each one falls under a different authority, and two lakes ten kilometres apart can have opposite rules.
Here the rule sits in the table next to the name, with the date we checked it and the source it came from. Where we have not checked yet we say so, instead of filling the box.
| Lake | Valley | Swimming | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altopiano e laghi di Fanes | San Vigilio di Marebbe e Fanes | ||
| Laghetto di Fie e castelli della zona | Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) | Allowed only in a marked area | |
| Lago di Braies e le barche di legno | Val Pusteria e Lago di Braies | Swimming forbidden | |
| Lago di Carezza | Val di Fiemme | Swimming forbidden | |
| Lago di Coldai sull'Alta Via 1 | Val di Zoldo e Civetta | ||
| Lago di Dobbiaco | Val di Sesto (Alta Pusteria) | Swimming allowed | |
| Lago di Misurina | Auronzo e Misurina | Swimming forbidden | |
| Lago di Molveno | Brenta Dolomites | ||
| Lago di Santa Caterina ad Auronzo | Auronzo e Misurina | Swimming forbidden | |
| Lago di Sorapis | Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||
| Lago di Tovel | Brenta Dolomites | Allowed only in a marked area |
Five lakes against official sources online, two by phone to the municipal tourist office, because in Veneto the rule is not published in a form you can quote. Every entry is in the open dataset too, with its expiry: past that, it needs rechecking.
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