Dolomiti Things to Do

there are numerous hiking paths in the dolomiti region especially in the alpe di siusi .
for those who cannot do long hiking there is regular bus service from compatch to saltria in the alpe di siusi.
there are multiple cable cars and ski lifts from all the towns of the dolomites which takes you as close to the dolomites as possible

The original name of the Dolomites Monti Pallidi (Pale Mountains) is valid as long as the sun stands high on the sky but at sunrise and sunset the pale rocks get fantastic colours which change within minutes, a wonderful spectacle, called "enrösadüra" in the archaic Ladin (Rhetoromanian) language which is still spoken all around the Sella

The Dolomites are attractive all the year round. Most main roads are kept open all the Winter but be prepared that after strong snowfall and wind some roads might be closed for some time due to the danger of avalanches.

The "great Dolomites road" connects Bozen/Bolzano with Cortina d'Ampezzo. It crosses the passes Karerpass (at the famous Rosengarten), Pordoi and Falzarego and is open all the year round.

The picture, taken near Pieve di Livinallongo, shows the Civetta group with its famous 1300 m high wall, one of the great climbs in the 6th degree.

Padola lies in the Upper Comelico Valley, close to the Austrian border, in a green valley at the foot of the Croda da Campo and the Ajarnola and surrounded by conifer woods and meadows.
Today Padola is the main tourist resort in Upper Comelico and offers to its guests excellent possibilities of ski mountaineering and ski excursions, excellent downhill slopes, the cross-country tracks and the ice-skating rink in winter.
In summer it is the ideal starting point for excursions to the beautifull picks, like Passo Tre Croci , cima Undici and more.
In Padola it is also possible to visit the Museum of Alpine Culture in Comelico.
In Padola there are the Therme, excelent Spa...have a look to my tips Relax after Ski in Padola

In Padola u can have a dogsled ride with the local school! or a ride with a horse sledge on the snow!

Santo Stefano is small, but the road of the Cadore is a pretty place for one short pause. The church in the main public square reflect the syle of this zone.
Here you will be able also to find good stores of native produce, like the speck, the mountain butter or the local grappa . Also in this zone there are some glasse outlet, profit by this occasion cause the prices are truly a bargain!

Auronzo is a pretty little town on a like that in winter is completely iced ....the center is developed along the main road and will be able to find many stores of glasses, from reading to sunglusses.
In fact this is the area of the most developed glasses industy in the world: so u can find good prices, 30% less than in othe itlaian town, on every brand......if u are looking for your prefered D&G, Gucci or Ray Ban sunglasses here u can find it.

The pic shows you the view from passo Pordoi down to Arabba from where a road goes to the left (to passo Campolongo) while the Great Dolomies Road continues to the right side of the Tofane, the mountain group in the middle of the picture. There is the passo Falzarego from where the road goes further on to Cortina.