The artificial basin of Lake Resia is located about 1500 meters high, in the territory of Curon Venosta, in Trentino Alto Adige. Its creation dates back to 1950, when a large dam was built that submerged the alpine village of Curon Venosta, rebuilt higher up.

Of the old town remains visible today only the bell tower of the ancient Romanesque church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, that emerges from the waters of the lake constituting one of the most evocative and photographed places of the region, and that can be reached on foot during the winter, when the waters of the lake freeze.