Cortina & The Dolomites

The Dolomites: snow-capped in winter and pink-bathed at sunsets in summer. The high-altitude Dolomites Mountain range offer some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Walking panoramic paths listening to the sound of your own footsteps, enjoying the colors of the changing seasons and being enchanted by your natural surroundings is a unique experience. At dawn and dusk, the colorful spectacle is known as “Alpenglow”. For this and many other reasons in 2009 the UNESCO listed the Dolomites as a World Heritage Site.

Between all the beautiful mountain towns that you could visit here, the “Venetian” Cortina d'Ampezzo, is our favorite: an enchanting natural setting located just one hour driving from the Venice lagoon which offers a refined combination of sophisticated luxury, elegance and fashionable lifestyle. An unmatched scenic beauty which has earned it the title of Queen of the Dolomites. A cultural site rich in culinary and craftsmanship traditions that are still alive today.

Chosen as a movie set by many directors, including Vittorio De Sica, Ermanno Olmi, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Blake Edwards, Cortina is one of the most popular Italian tourist destinations worldwide. Its charm has captivated writers of the likes of Hemingway, poets like Montale, journalists like Montanelli, who stayed and found inspiration for their works in these very mountains.