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General Tips: Cadore
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Fondest Memory: Cadore is a very beautiful area situated in between the towns of Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Here, in the place call Pieve di Cadore is the bitrhplace of great Italian painterTitian, who transferred the delights and lovely colours of Cadore's sky to his canvases.
Unfortunately, I haven't visit his place of birth.
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General Tips: Cadore
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Favorite Thing: The people of Cadore are tough folk used to hard work and sacrifice.
After being ruled by the Lords of Camino and the Counts of Tyrol, they voted to merge with the Republic of Venice.
Whole area of Cadore was one of the main suppliers of wood to the Venetian Republic in days of old.
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General Tips: Surroundings of Cortina
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Favorite Thing: Since it is Italy's premier ski resort, Cortina boasts more than 50 cable cars and lifts spread out across the valley the Boite river. Besides of clearly designated ski trails, there are a virtually unlimited number of off-piste trails for cross-country enthusiasts.
During winter, ski lifts are open daily 9am to 4-5pm, depending on the time of sunset.
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General Tips: Surroundings of Cortina
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Favorite Thing: Cortina boasts eight distinct ski areas, each with its own challenges and charms. The most appealing are the Tofana, Forcella Rossa and Faloria-Tondi complexes. The Pocol, Mietres and Socapres areas are specifically for novices, while the Falzarego for a very competent skiers only.
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General Tips: Pocol
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Favorite Thing: Ski passes are issued for from 1 to 21 days, which can include the lifts around Cortina - about 50 - or all the ski lifts in the Dolomites, around 464. The Dolomiti super ski pass allows unlimited access to a vast network of chairlifts and gondolas stretching over Cortina and the mountains at least ten other resorts.
The single-day pass is 33 euros, children under 8 ski free.
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General Tips: Cinque Torri
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Favorite Thing: Cinque Torri, the Five Towers, is one of the most attractive and best known peak in the close surroundings of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The highest peak of Cingue Torri stands at about two hundred meters and the whole area is used as a training ground by the famous mointaineering club called the Cortina Squirrels.
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General Tips: Cinque Torri
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Favorite Thing: Actually, there are more then five peaks all together; Torre del Barancio, Lusy, Romana, Grande, Terza, Quarta and Inglese are the names of of the "Five Towers".
I couldn't approach closer to the Five Towers because of the high snow all around, so I took this picture from the road. Next time, in the different season, I would like to take the closer look of the area.
The area of Cinque Torri is valuable for intermediates skiers.
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General Tips: Passo Falzarego, 2117 mt.
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Favorite Thing: This is restaurant and motel at Passo Falzarego, the last one in the area before entering to Alta Badia. Here you can worm you up or have excellent mountain dish.
From the terrace of the restaurant you can observe dramatic cable car, the Funivia Faloria, which takes visitors to 2.800 meters high peak. This is your last chance to think twice, weather stay in the secure and relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant or going up with that fragile look gondola.
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General Tips: Funivia Faloria at Lagazuoi
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Favorite Thing: The funicular, actualy the gondola, takes the brave ones only from Passo Falzarego up to the mountain peack which is 2800 mt. of high. Up there, there is a long, dramatic and I'd say terrifaying downhill jaunt not recommended for anyone except a very competent skier. However, the cable car is, more or less, patronized by visitors (like me) who'd never dream of skiing.
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General Tips: Funivia Faloria at Lagazuoi
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Favorite Thing: Cortina's most dramatic cable cars are the Freccia nel Cielo (what means Arrow to the Sky), which is region's longest and most panoramic, and this one called the Funivia Faloria (Faloria chairlift).
See the two gondolas in the air, looks very scary - click on the picture to enlarged it.
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victorwkf Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:34 UTC
Great tips and photos of cortina & dolomite region in general! My wife and I will be visiting this june, and hopefully it will be a great trip for us :) | KristaB Wed Jan 21, 2004 09:54 UTC
Great - I'll visit that museum while skiing in Cortina next month! | MEdelmann Thu Aug 14, 2003 20:34 UTC
Lovely photos even on a cloudy, misty day. It's a great scenery. Will be back to read the texts. | sandysmith Sat Aug 2, 2003 23:30 UTC
lovely pics of a beautiful place |
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