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DOLOMITI UNESCO

The Queen of the Dolomites

Cortina is Cortina, simply unique, like everything around it. The different Dolomite groups, with their spires and peaks, create a magnificent crown. There are 360° breathtaking views. All this has earned her the title of Queen of the Dolomites

Cortina is an ideal starting place to discover the Ampezzo Valley: vertical walls to climb, green valleys to visit, high-altitude pastures to rest in, but also forests, streams, lakes, canyons and waterfalls to explore. 

Natural Park of the Ampezzo Dolomites

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160 animal species

Tofana

Mountain range of the Eastern Dolomites

The Natural Park of the Ampezzo Dolomites covers 11,200 hectares north of Cortina, on the border between Veneto and South Tyrol.

It includes

  • The mountains of Tofana, Fanis, Col Bechei, Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo and Cristallo, respectively divided by Val Travenanzes, Val di Fanes, Alta Valle del Boite and Val Felizon, and the Park of Fanes-Senes-Braies.
  • 160 animal species
  • 68 tree and shrub species
  • 32 fern and horsetail species
  • More than 1,000 flower species
Sempervivum Dolomiticum

Rare flower, symbol of the park

The colours of the Dolomites

The Dolomia gives the mountains a special light shade: this is why the Dolomites are also called Pale Mountains.

At dawn and sunset, however, the Dolomia takes on a pink-ish to fiery red colour: the phenomenon, called Enrosadira, is a wonder of nature clearly visible on summer evenings, when the air is particularly clear and twilight is longer. 

Geological timeline

250 million years ago
250 million years ago

The Dolomites were a collection of shells, corals and algae immersed in a tropical sea.

70 million years ago
70 million years ago

The Dolomites emerged from the water and began to be shaped by weather and geological eras.

March 1990
March 1990

The Natural Park of the Ampezzo Dolomites was established and its management given to the Regole d’Ampezzo.

26 June 2009
26 June 2009

UNESCO declares the Dolomites a World Natural Heritage Site for their beauty, unique landscape and scientific importance at geological and geomorphological level.

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Cortina Marketing is the Official Tourism Board for promotion, communication and territorial marketing of the Queen of the Dolomites. It is part of the Società Servizi Ampezzo Unipersonale Srl, a subsidiary of the Municipality of Cortina d’Ampezzo.

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