The chapter from Cortina d'Ampezzo to Longarone brings together the wonders and the most characteristic products of the northern area of the province of Belluno. A territory rich in resources and peculiarities, which over the years has managed to develop and attract a large number of tourists from all over the world.
This incredible territory develops between the Sesto Dolomites and the Ampezzo Dolomites, among the most beautiful and imposing mountains of the Veneto region. These majestic mountain groups, partly protected by the Ampezzo Dolomites Regional Natural Park, can be reached through numerous passes.
Among the most suggestive and hardest are the Giaù Pass, which opens like a magnificent balcony over the basin of Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Tre Croci Pass which descends alongside the imposing Monte Cristallo and the Cimabanche Pass which descends from Dobbiaco. To attract millions of tourists every year we find Cortina d'Ampezzo, the queen of the Dolomites, a popular winter-summer tourist resort, the scene of numerous sporting events of international importance related to mountain sports.
Not far away we can admire Lake Misurina, located at 1754 meters and lies in one of the most beautiful areas of the Alps, surrounded by green woods and high-level tourist facilities. Continuing along the road you arrive at the spectacular city of Auronzo di Cadore, which includes the entire area around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, one of the most tourist areas of all the Dolomites, a World Heritage Site.
Do not miss the city of Pieve di Cadore, one of the most remarkable historical and artistic centers of Cadore, located forty kilometers north-east of Belluno, on the slopes of Mount Antelao called the "King of the Dolomites" which with its 3264 meters high. It is the birthplace of Tiziano Vecellio, glory of Venice and symbol of the Renaissance.
Finally Longarone, sadly known for having been completely destroyed on October 9, 1963 at 22:39, when a landslide detached from Monte Toc and falling into the artificial basin created by the Vajont dam, caused a gigantic wave that overtook the dam overwhelming the countries below.
◊ FROM CORTINA D'AMPEZZO TO LONGARONE ◊
His rise was thanks to the push that the fascist regime in the thirties made him, putting it on the same level in the Olympus of tourism… ⇒ Continue
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It immediately presents itself for its personality, located in the upper Cadore in the province of Belluno, surrounded by large forests and green meadows. ⇒ Continue
The area is crossed by the Ansiei river which, thanks to the ancient dam, forms the artificial lake of Santa Caterina or Auronzo lake that runs alongside the city to the south... ⇒ Continue
In this city the glory of Venice was born and a symbol of the Renaissance, master with Giorgione of the tonal color, Tiziano Vecellio. ⇒ Continue
Sadly known for having been completely destroyed by the Vajont disaster on October 9, 1963 at 22:39, where a landslide… ⇒ Continue
