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A travel blog entry by kcassaro

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... Beauty The last three weeks of our journey were arranged to be spent in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Cortina D'Ampezzo, located about 1 hour north of Venice in the Italian Alps. Our friend that you met in the very beginning of this ...

Trekking and Climbing in the Dolomites

A travel blog entry by wenzels

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... before our first torrential rain set in. We took the chairlift down to the valley and then the bus back to civilisation: Cortina d'Ampezzo, the oh so hip regional capital. Here we found a lovely and very affordable central residence: the Hotel Astoria ...

Cortina D'Ampetzzo

A travel blog entry by dresden

Day 300km Total 500km Arriving in Cortina. Nothing spectacular, small town. Passed the Dolomits - nice ...

Um, It snowed yesterday... and I'm not kidding

A travel blog entry by bisoder

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... seen. We're in the Dolomites and pretty much on the border with Austria. Some of the pictures are of our train right up to Cortina and others are of the town and views around. Serena and I will be here for two weeks and then we're off work ...

Oh My God ... The Dolomites!!!

A travel blog entry by traylertravels

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... in was absolutely breath-taking ... giant mountains, and I mean GIANT! ... all the way round. Cortina d'Ampezzo is apparently the most exclusive ski resort in Italy (in winter obviously!), but taking a trip into town we could still see and smell the ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo: A great day of skiing

A travel blog entry by jnasar

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... either side higher than the car and nothing else for miles but hairpin turns carved through piles of snow. We descend on a similar road into Cortina. The 11 mile drive takes about an hour to drive. It's a fun mountain drive, but I'd hate to do it in snow ...

Hiking incredible peaks and WWI echoes

A travel blog entry by sandie7

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Well Cortina is the fancy heart of the Italian Dolomites, a tourist mecca like Banff but with a very different feel. We arrived late and in the rain, our packs weighing very heavily as we walked out of town to find our campground. Perhaps we should have ...

Riding The Dolomites

A travel blog entry by turkey_to_tt

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... ride which includes the alpine villages of Arraba and La Villa that encompass the Sella Group of mountains, and then ride on to Cortina D'Ampezzo that is the largest town in the region. We topped two very well known Passo, being Passo Pordoi and Passo ...

Dolomites

A travel blog entry by lieselbotha

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... . Gorgeously quiet in the town and a very still evening; just a slight mountain nip to the air. Tue 31/5 – Cortina d’Ampezzo So, one month down! Heavily exhausted from yesterday’s transit day. Alarm at 7am, and took another 20mins to get ...

The town for fur coats and the best dressed dogs

A travel blog entry by bkerr

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... by the morning so we didn't get to see too much driving through the Dolomites. Today's destination was the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The town itself was pretty boring for the length of time we were there. By the time we arrived, the shops ...

Cortina

A travel blog entry by lizandtobi

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Bike Ride to Prato Piazza

A travel blog entry by brian796

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Trey and I did a 30+ mile bike ride from Cortina up to Prato Piazza. The length wasn't difficult, but the 900 meter climb was very strenuous. The ride through the forests, along the river, past a lake, and then up to the top were very ...

Horrific Beauty

A travel blog entry by jalbano

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... bye" week, we had an extra day off. Venturing once more into the land of these stone giants we drove to Cortina D' Ampezzo, in the heart of the Dolomites. A traveler cannot remain immune to the impact and fascination these mountains have on ...

my 1st day of work..

A travel blog entry by josiepccastro

am bound to Cortina ...

dolomiti

A travel blog entry by fiesta365

cold water, pretty ...

Arrive in the Dolomites

A travel blog entry by becsher

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... they caught several nice trout. It was about 45 degrees at that point. We came down off the pass to a town called Cortina d' Ampezzo Italy, which is where we are staying tonight. This town is surrounded by mountains and is quite lovely from what we could ...

Mountains! (and crazy Italian drivers)

A travel blog entry by cpaverill

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... battles were fought right here, trenches were dug, etc. It's really a fascinating place. AND I learned that the Black Plague never came to Cortina! Oh, the things you'll know! So today was a long day...but now I need to go to bed, wake up early, and ...

Peaceful

A travel blog entry by adelebon

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The soft green woods, the invigorating fresh air, the majestic beauty of the peaks of the Dolomites, the captivating mountain hamlets and their age-old traditions are a perfect combination of ...

Through the Austrian Alps to Italy

A travel blog entry by clakiwi

... where the only way you can tell is language on signs. Perhaps car models as well. Staying in winter resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Hotel somewhat dated but partially seems like that due to alpinesque style. About 300 kms or so I think from ...

Relaxing day in Auronzo and Cortini

A travel blog entry by brian796

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... the lake and walked around town some, grabbing ice cream and window shopping at the craft and souvenir stores. After returning to Cortina, Cindy slept off an upset stomach while the kids relaxed and I did a 10-mile run exploring south of Cortina. ...

Hiking the Dolomites

A travel blog entry by brian796

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... in the hotel for most of the day. Cindy, Alycia, and I went up into the Confini del Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo nature preserve north of town and hiked the Number 10 trail to go see the Cascata de Fanes waterfalls. The hike ...

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Hiking incredible peaks and WWI echoes

Riding The Dolomites

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The town for fur coats and the best dressed dogs

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Bike Ride to Prato Piazza

Horrific Beauty

my 1st day of work..

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Arrive in the Dolomites

Mountains! (and crazy Italian drivers)

Peaceful

Through the Austrian Alps to Italy

Relaxing day in Auronzo and Cortini

Hiking the Dolomites