Castelrotto
A German-speaking village at the foot of the Sciliar, with the tallest bell tower in the area and living farming traditions.
Villages and towns of the Dolomites
Valley by valley, the towns and villages of the Dolomites: a short history and the best points of interest of each place.
Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm)
The valley
Fiè allo Sciliar
A quiet village at the foot of the Sciliar, known for its bathing lake and its hay baths.
Siusi allo Sciliar
The gateway to the plateau, where the cable car up to the Alpe di Siusi departs, at the foot of the Sciliar.
Alta Badia
The valley
Badia
A Ladin municipality in Alta Badia dominated by the Sasso di Santa Croce, with the Santa Croce sanctuary and the Armentara meadows.
Colfosco
The highest village in Alta Badia, at the foot of the Sella group and the Sassongher, on the Sellaronda and close to the Pisciadù hut.
Corvara in Badia
The main resort of Alta Badia, at the foot of the Sassongher and a crossroads of the Sellaronda between the Gardena and Campolongo passes.
La Villa
A Ladin village in Alta Badia known for the Gran Risa World Cup slope and as a base for the Pralongià and the Dolomites of Fanes.
San Cassiano
A Ladin village at the foot of the Dolomites of Fanes, known for fine dining, its prehistoric site and as the gateway to the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park.
Arabba e Marmolada
The valley
Livinallongo del Col di Lana
Ladin village of Fodom, whose tourist hamlet Arabba lies below the Sella, marked by the history of the Great War on the Col di Lana.
Rocca Pietore
Village at the foot of the Marmolada, at the mouth of the Serrai di Sottoguda, one of the most beautiful and famous gorges in the Dolomites.
Auronzo e Misurina
The valley
Auronzo di Cadore
The village strung along the Santa Caterina lake, below the Marmarole, where the road to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo starts from the south side.
Misurina
The Pearl of Cadore, a hamlet on the shore of Lake Misurina at 1,754 metres, known for its clean air and as the gateway to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Comelico e Sappada
The valley
Santo Stefano di Cadore
Main town of the Comelico, where the Piave meets the Padola, among the peaks of the Popera and the Croda Rossa di Sesto.
Sappada
A German-speaking linguistic island at the foot of Monte Peralba, with its wooden-house hamlets and the springs of the Piave river.
Cortina d'Ampezzo
The valley
Cortina d'Ampezzo
The Ampezzo basin closed in by the Tofane, the Cristallo and the Sorapis, with a pedestrian centre, two Olympic Games behind it and a collective ownership of the woods that has lasted for centuries.
San Vito di Cadore
Ten kilometres below Cortina, between the Antelao and the Pelmo, with a small lake in the village and the prices of a place where people actually live.
Brenta Dolomites
The valley
Andalo
Trentino's family capital on the Paganella plateau, with the gondola climbing to 2,125 metres and the karst lake that appears and disappears.
Madonna di Campiglio
The pearl of the Brenta Dolomites: elegance of Habsburg origin, the 3Tre World Cup slalom and the Vallesinella waterfalls close at hand.
Molveno
The lakeside village awarded again and again among the most beautiful in Italy, with its grassy beach below the Brenta and the Pradel gondola.
Pinzolo
The main town of the Val Rendena, with the Baschenis Dance of Death, the Doss del Sabion cable car and the gateway to the Val Genova.
San Martino di Castrozza
The valley
Fiera di Primiero
Historic capital of Primiero, at the foot of the Pale di San Martino, with its Gothic parish church and a past tied to mining.
Siror
Ancient village of the Primiero at the foot of the Pale, with rustic houses, wooden hay barns and the church of Sant'Andrea.
San Vigilio di Marebbe e Fanes
The valley
San Vigilio di Marebbe
A Ladin village at the mouth of the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park, with the Kronplatz on one side and the plateau of the legends on the other.
Val Gardena
The valley
Ortisei
Capital of Val Gardena, home of Ladin woodcarving and gateway to Seceda and the Alpe di Siusi.
Santa Cristina Valgardena
The middle village of Val Gardena, between the Saslong World Cup slope and the Col Raiser gondola towards the Odle.
Selva di Val Gardena
The highest village of Val Gardena, at the foot of the Sella and the Sassolungo, gateway to the Vallunga and the Sellaronda.
Val Pusteria e Lago di Braies
The valley
Braies
The municipality of the famous Lake Braies, among scattered farmsteads, the Fanes-Senes-Braies Park and the loop around the lake.
Dobbiaco
The gateway to the Dolomites between Val Pusteria and Cadore, a hub toward Lake Braies, the Tre Cime and the cycle path.
San Candido
Ancient town of the Upper Val Pusteria with its Romanesque collegiate church, a gateway to the Tre Cime and the valley cycle path.
Villabassa
Historic village of the Upper Val Pusteria with its painted square and the Wassermann house, near Lake Braies.
Val di Fassa
The valley
Campitello di Fassa
A small village at the foot of the Sassolungo, with the cable car up to Col Rodella and a long history of mountain guides.
Canazei
The village at the head of Val di Fassa, at the foot of the Sella and the Marmolada, a base for the Sellaronda and the Vajolet Towers.
Moena
The gateway to Val di Fassa, between Fiemme and Fassa, known as the Fairy of the Dolomites and for Puzzone di Moena cheese.
Pozza di Fassa
A village at the centre of the valley, now part of the Sèn Jan municipality, with the Buffaure gondola and the Alba spa waters.
Vigo di Fassa
The historic and cultural heart of the Ladin valley, at the foot of the Catinaccio, home to the Ladin museum and cultural institute.
Val di Fiemme
The valley
Cavalese
The main town of Val di Fiemme, home of the Magnifica Comunità and gateway to Alpe Cermis.
Predazzo
A high village of Val di Fiemme, famous for its rocks and close to the Paneveggio forest and the violins.
Tesero
A village of traditions in Val di Fiemme, known for its nativity scenes, crafts and cross-country stadium.
Val di Funes
The valley
San Pietro (Funes)
The main centre of Val di Funes, seat of the municipality, base for reaching the Odle and the little church of San Giovanni in Ranui.
Santa Maddalena
The signature hamlet of Val di Funes, with its little church beneath the spires of the Odle, one of the most photographed views in the Dolomites.
Val di Sesto (Alta Pusteria)
The valley
Sesto
German-speaking village of the Upper Puster Valley, home of the Sesto Sundial and the gateway through the Val Fiscalina to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Val di Zoldo e Civetta
The valley
Alleghe
The village on the lake at the foot of the Civetta, with the great north west face mirrored in the water.
Forno di Zoldo
The heart of Val di Zoldo, home of the emigrant ice cream makers and a base for the Pelmo and the Civetta.