On the northern side, at the top of Mount Crovero, stands the imposing Montalto Dora Castle, which is reflected in the waters of the lake below.

Thanks to an archaeological excavation campaign conducted by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape of Turin, traces of a lakeside village dating back to the Neolithic were uncovered on the shores of the lake in June 2003.

In 2005, a cultural and tourist project was launched, culminating in 2012 with the inauguration of an exhibition space showcasing the artifacts discovered during the excavations.

This was followed, in 2017, by the opening of an archaeological park on the lakeshore, where Neolithic structures have been reconstructed at full scale.

[2] The lake is part of the Site of Community Importance known as Laghi di Ivrea (code IT1110021),[3] established under Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive) and designated as a Special Area of Conservation.