"On summer days..." a Cortina d'Ampezzo Travel Page by Kettleman

Cortina is the ideal watering hole for anyone wanting to do the mountain roads in thispart of the Dolomites.

The air hums to the sound of engines as riders from across Europe come to test themselves and their machines on these twisting ribbons of tarmac.

All kinds of riders from the MotoGP wannabes to the more conservative riders are drawn to the area to take on the mountains and the passes through and over them... Pordoi....

and the Sella Pass, to name but two....

Before dispersing across the area to seek food and shelter for the night, and to look for other riders to tell of their daring ride... and Cortina provides them all somewhere for R&R before the next day on the road...