Dolomites – The Italian Alps

The Dolomites are a mountainous area in the north east of Italy. The nearest airports are Venice and Verona and the biggest train station serving the area is in Bolzano. This breathtaking region around the is one of the most beautiful […]

The Dolomites are a mountainous area in the north east of Italy. The nearest airports are Venice and Verona and the biggest train station serving the area is in Bolzano. This breathtaking region around the is one of the most beautiful places on earth. This picturesque countryside is full of rugged mountains, scenic hikes, beautiful lakes with brilliant turquoise waters, and charming, tiny villages straight out of a fairytale.

The Best Places to visit in The Dolomites

Val di Funes

Val di Funes is the mountain valley known for the most iconic picture postcard card of the Dolomites  – the little church of the St. Magdelana against the impressive mountain backdrop. Santa Maddalena is honestly one of the most beautiful places one would have ever seen in their entire life.  It would be difficult to believe this is a real place.   It is so quiet and peaceful here. All you will hear is the faint jingling of bells from the cows grazing in the distance.

Val Gardena

Val Gardena is one of the best known regions of the Italian Dolomites and the place to be in summer or in the winters.  The best thing to do when visiting in summer is total one of the cable cars to the mountains and do some hiking. But you are not in to hiking, then just take a seat with a view at on the restaurants and enjoy some phenomenal landscapes. In Winters the area is extremely popular for Skiing. Val Gardena is home to three main towns – Selva, Santa Cristina & Ortsei.

Lake Braies

Another must visit place in the Dolomites is Lake Braies.  This is perhaps the most beautiful mountain lakes in Italy or maybe the whole of Europe.  It is surrounded by tall mountain peaks that make for a picture perfect scenery. One can hike around the lake taking in different views of the mountains above, or rent a row-boat and float on the surface of its deep blue-green water.

Marmolada

The list of the most beautiful sights of the Dolomites would be incomplete without mentioning about the highest mountains in the region, the Marmolada, also referred to as the Queen of the Dolomites.  At a height of 3,265 metres, Marmolada offers  panoramic views of  the entire Dolomites region , right up to the Austrian Tyrol mountains. Despite its high altitude, Marmolada is very easy to visit with taking a series of cable cars.

Passo Gardena

Passo Gardena is a stunning beautiful mountain pass and one of the must drive through roads in the Dolomites.  It is on the quickest route between Val Gardena and Lake Braies, two of the most popular places in the Dolomites.

 

Cortina d’ Ampezzo

Cortina D’Ampezzo is probably the most popular mountain resort of the Italian dolomites.  This is a small town surrounded by some of the best mountain scenery and your base for exploring some of the most beautiful places in the region.  It is also one of the most popular places for skiing in the Dolomites.

Lake Misurina

Lake Misurina is amongst the most beautiful and scenic lakes of the Dolomites which can be reached easily.  In summers one can just walk around the lake and it takes about 45 minutes plus there is a nice walk-way on one side of the lake making the walk thoroughly enjoyable. When there is little or no wind the lake offers amazing reflections making it absolutely picture perfect !

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