Tourist Consortium A.P.M. - Abetone Montagna Pistoiese

With the exception of other lagos, the Scaffaiolo lago, than is found to 1800 meters of altitude, is not of glacial origin: it has been generated from waters piova some withheld from impermeable cliffs presents in this part of Appennino and it does not have neither immissari neither emissaries. The lago has been always tourist goal, like it demonstrates to numerous documents written from illustrious personalities and the roman presence to it of recovered coins in the zone. A popular sideboard of the past tells, that if someone dared to disturb the tranquillity of the water, on he one would have been pulled down terrible joined storm to fog and wind. One curiosity: he seems that them Scaffaiolo name drifts from "scaffa", and that is "conca".