🇮🇹 Italy

The Dolomites

The Dolomites trade Swiss polish for drama and flavor: sawtooth summits, South-Tyrolean cuisine, and the best sunrise-to-sunset light in the Alps. A car unlocks the best of it.

The Dolomites & Val GardenaTre Cime di LavaredoSouth Tyrol food cultureRoad-trip valleys

Where to stay

Base towns

Our handpicked bases in the Dolomites, with the trade-offs that matter for choosing between them.

Val Gardena, Dolomites

Ortisei

$$$

The Dolomites' most charming base — food, meadows, and lifts.

3–4 nightsCar helpful

Dolomites

Cortina d'Ampezzo

$$$$

Glamorous, dramatic, and the gateway to Tre Cime.

3–4 nightsCar helpful

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