The peaks
Glowing at sunset.
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Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town in the province of Belluno in the Veneto region of northern Italy, on the Boite river in an alpine valley at the heart of the southern Dolomites, and an upscale summer and winter resort known for its ski runs and scenery. It is part of the Ladin linguistic and cultural region. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Patriarchate of Aquileia and the Holy Roman Empire, was taken by the Republic of Venice in 1420, and afterwards spent much of its history under Habsburg rule. Towering Dolomite peaks with grey and pink rock walls ring the green valley, glowing orange and pink at sunset, with meadows and pine forest on the slopes and a church with a tall bell tower at the centre of town. Visitors come to ski in winter and to hike and ride cable cars to the peaks in summer, and roads lead on to nearby Lake Misurina and the Tre Cime. Mountain weather changes fast, so bring warm layers even in summer.
Glowing at sunset.
Green in summer.
To the peaks.
Province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy
Winter to ski, summer to hike.
Lake Misurina.