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 swimmable 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 Sassongher, on the Sellaronda and near the Pisciadù refuge.
Corvara in Badia
The main resort town of Alta Badia, at the foot of Sassongher and a hub of the Sellaronda between the Gardena and Campolongo passes.
La Villa
A Ladin village in Alta Badia known for the Gran Risa World Cup piste and as a base for the Pralongià and the Fanes Dolomites.
San Cassiano
A Ladin village at the foot of the Fanes Dolomites, 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 municipality of Fodom, of which Arabba is the tourist hamlet, marked by the history of the Great War on Col di Lana.
Rocca Pietore
Village at the foot of the Marmolada, at the mouth of the Serrai di Sottoguda, the most striking gorge in the Dolomites.
Auronzo e Misurina
The valley
Misurina
The Pearl of Cadore, a village on the shore of Lake Misurina at 1,754 metres, famous for its pure air and the easiest base for the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Comelico e Sappada
The valley
Santo Stefano di Cadore
The 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 language island below Mount Peralba, with its hamlets of timber houses and the springs of the River Piave.
San Martino di Castrozza
The valley
Fiera di Primiero
Historic heart of the Primiero valley, at the foot of the Pale di San Martino, with its Gothic parish church and a mining past.
Siror
Ancient village of the Primiero at the foot of the Pale, with rustic houses, wooden hay barns and the church of Sant'Andrea.
Val Gardena
The valley
Ortisei
The main town of Val Gardena, home of Ladin woodcarving and the 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 toward the Odle.
Selva di Val Gardena
The highest village in 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 the Val Pusteria and the Cadore, a hub towards Lake Braies, the Tre Cime and the cycle path.
San Candido
Ancient town of the Upper Pusteria with its Romanesque collegiate church, gateway to the Tre Cime and the valley cycle path.
Villabassa
Historic village of the Upper Pusteria with its painted square and the Wassermann house, near Lake Braies.
Val di Fassa
The valley
Campitello di Fassa
A small village below the Sassolungo, with a cable car up to Col Rodella and a long history of mountain guides.
Canazei
The village at the head of Val di Fassa, below 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 the Puzzone di Moena cheese.
Pozza di Fassa
A village in the middle of the valley, now part of the municipality of Sèn Jan, with the Buffaure cable car and the Alba springs.
Vigo di Fassa
The historical and cultural heart of the Ladin valley, below the Catinaccio, home to the Ladin museum and cultural institute.
Val di Fiemme
The valley
Cavalese
Main town of the Val di Fiemme, home of the Magnifica Comunità and gateway to Alpe Cermis.
Predazzo
High village of the Val di Fiemme, famous for its rocks and close to the Paneveggio forest and its violins.
Tesero
Village of traditions in the 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, a base for reaching the Odle and the little church of San Giovanni in Ranui.
Santa Maddalena
The symbolic hamlet of Val di Funes, with its little church below the Odle spires, one of the most photographed views in the Dolomites.
Val di Sesto (Alta Pusteria)
The valley
Sesto
Ladino-Tyrolean village of the Alta Pusteria, home of the Meridiana di Sesto and gateway to the Val Fiscalina toward the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Val di Zoldo e Civetta
The valley
Alleghe
The lakeside village at the foot of 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 Mount Pelmo and Civetta.