Vêneto · Italy
In the destination Dolomites.
In the photo: Basílica dos Santos Filipe e Tiago, Cortina d'Ampezzo
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The city
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the best-known mountain town of the Dolomites in Veneto, at 1,224 metres, in a valley surrounded by the Tofane, the Cristallo and the Sorapis. It hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and, together with Milan, the 2026 Games. The town centre revolves around Corso Italia and the Basilica dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo. It is a base for the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, the Cinque Torri, Lagazuoi and the lakes Sorapis and Braies.
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The local experience
Cortina's parish church from the 18th century, in the middle of Corso Italia, with an interior decorated by the Tyrolean Franz Anton Zeiller, an altar by Andrea Brustolon and a bell tower that is a symbol of the town.
The three best-known rock towers of the Dolomites, up to 2.999 metres high, encircled by a trail that starts at Rifugio Auronzo, at the end of a toll road requiring a reservation.
Alpine lake with green water at 1.496 metres, at the foot of the Croda del Becco wall in Alto Adige, with a trail around it, rowboats in season and limited car access at the height of summer.
Group of rock towers up to 2.361 metres west of Cortina, with an open-air First World War museum, short trails among restored trenches and refuges with views of the Tofane.
Mountain above Passo Falzarego, reached by cable car in about 3 minutes, with a refuge at 2.752 metres, a 360-degree panorama and tunnels carved into the rock during the First World War.
High-altitude lake of milky turquoise color at about 1,925 meters, in the middle of the Sorapis group, reached by a trail of roughly 2 hours from Passo Tre Croci.
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