We have often heard tales of various mystical water bodies existing in different parts of the world, but a similar mysterious lake is present in Italy too, commonly known as Rainbow Lake. The actual name of the rainbow lake is Carezza Lake, located at the foot of the Latemar Massif in the Italian Dolomites, surrounded by a beautiful landscape that is quite enough to take your breaths away. The transparent waters of this lake and the surrounding environment appear impressively colorful, earning it the nickname "Rainbow Lake".
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According to the legend, there was a water nymph residing in this lake, which people claimed to have seen with their own eyes in earlier times. The nymph would often sit by the shores braiding her hair and singing to herself. She was often not aware of the people around her, but if someone came too close, she would immediately disappear underwater. It is believed that once a sorcerer was passing nearby, who after listening to her pleasurable singing came drawn near the lake. But as soon as his eyes fell on the nymph, fascinated by her beauty, he immediately fell in love with her.
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Now he started to visit the lake every day with the intention of seeing the nymph and trying to get her. But the nymph preferred to stay in a place where no one else is present and disappeared into the lake whenever anyone approached her. Even the sorcerer’s magic couldn’t capture her, and every effort he had put turned into failure. So he reached out to Lanwerda witch, who was known for witchcraft at the time. The witch advised the sorcerer to build a rainbow with his magic from Catinaccio to the Latemar mountains, using jewels and gems with the intention of attracting the nymph. She also told the sorcerer to wear the invisibility cloak to get close to her and capture her.
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According to the plan, the sorcerer made the rainbow, and driven by curiosity, the nymph too immediately set out to the shore to see this magnificent rainbow. As soon as she emerged from the water, the sorcerer quickly ran to capture her, but he made a huge mistake here as he forgot to wear his invisible outfit. The water nymph realized that the rainbow was just a trap and also sensed his evil intentions and disappeared into the waters of the lake forever. Since then, no one has seen her. Disappointed by his mistake, he destroyed the rainbow, whose colors fell in this lake, creating the beautiful colors still visible today and since then it came to be called a rainbow lake.
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