In the three provinces of north-eastern Italy, Belluno, Bolzano and Trento there is a mountain range called the Dolomites. Their length is almost 150 km, includes 17 peaks over 3 km in height and the highest point is the Marmolada glacier (3345 m). They are from different sides limited by river valleys: Brenta, Adige, Izarko, Pusteria and Piave.
Natural processes created bizarre landscapes: vertical cliffs, bare cliffs, narrow valleys, snowfields, several dozen glaciers, mountain lakes. In 2009, the Dolomites of Italy were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a region of exceptional natural beauty, as well as aesthetic and geological importance.
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How to get to the Dolomites?
The administrative center of Bolzano is called the "gateway to the Dolomites". From its bus station and the international airport to the resorts of Italy in the Dolomites can be reached both by car and by rail.
And from the airports of Verona , Venice , Milan, Trento, Merano and others, you will first need to travel by train or bus to Bolzano. But in the height of the ski season on weekends, special express buses leave from these airports to the region.
Dolomites: resorts
In the ski world, this region in Italy is called Dolomiti Superski (Dolomiti SuperSki), which joined from 1974 to 1994 in a single skipass of 12 ski regions of the Dolomites. Today there are about 40 resorts with developed infrastructure, and for winter sports more than 1,220 km of trails and 470 lifts are equipped.
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For lovers of mountain skiing in the Dolomites, this expanse, thanks to an extensive map of the trails, because, living in one place, you can choose to ride any zone using a unified system of lifts.
Very interesting for lovers of the ring route of the village of Ronda, which runs along a monolithic mountain group of peaks alternating with valleys. Its length is 40 km, and it passes through four skiing areas: Alta Badia, Araba-Marmolada, Val di Fassa and Val Gardena.
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All resorts and skiing areas in the Dolomites have their own characteristics: there is an active night life and for recreation with children, as well as towns chosen by professionals and equipped for international competitions. Among them, we can note Monte Bondone - Europe's oldest ski resort in the Valle del Adige valley with the first European lift installed in 1934.
The tourist areas with the largest number of trails include:
- Val Gardena - Alpe di Susi (175 km) - these are fascinating ski safaris, skating for beginners on the plateau Seiser Alm, the sports routes of Selva and Santa Cristina.
- Cortina d'Ampezzo (140km) is one of the most prestigious Alpine resorts. Hotels and high-level restaurants, expensive shops and boutiques, art and antique salons, developed infrastructure for a luxurious holiday.
- Alta Badia (130 km) - picturesque and not complex trails are attractive for beginners, there are few difficult routes. It is most convenient to get to Innsbruck (Austria), from which to the resorts only 130 km.
- Val di Fassa - Caretza (120 km) - will offer a variety of complexity routes and moderate prices. Kanazei and Campitello are very popular with skiers with good training, and Vigo di Fasa and Pozzo are for families.
- Val di Fiemme - Obereggen (107 km) - suitable for children and beginners, there are reasonable prices for accommodation, but you need to reach the lifts by bus.
- Tre Valley (100 km) - it includes villages, which are located in three different valleys. Passo San Pelegrino is close to the ski slopes and ski lifts, Moena offers a variety of evening leisure and skiing opportunities in Val di Fiemme, and Falcade gives you the opportunity to feel the real Italian atmosphere.
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Also, other ski regions deserve attention: Kronplatz, Arabba-Marmolada, Alta Pusteria, San Martino di Castrozza - Passo Rolle, Valle Isarco and Civetta.
In summer it is very beautiful and not very hot. At this time, one-day and multi-day hiking or biking tours are held here. It is very interesting to visit the lakes and natural parks, which are about a dozen.
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Rest in summer and in winter at the ski resorts in the Dolomites of Italy is so diverse that it is always interesting to come here.