Cortina d'Ampezzo is a ski resort in Italy. It hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956, and will team with Milan to host the 2026 Winter Games.
The most famous, fashionable and expensive Italian ski resort. Even in summer, you may well find all camp sites full.
- Cinque Torri. See below.
Cinque Torri. See below.
You have a choice of 2 cable cars from the town, and the bus to the other areas in the Cortina Ski Region:
- Tofana. By the Ice Arena on the north end of town, which services Tofana area which is the highest elevation and usually has the best conditions
- Faloria. And one by the bus station on the south end of town that can access Faloria and Cristallo.
Tofana. By the Ice Arena on the north end of town, which services Tofana area which is the highest elevation and usually has the best conditions
Faloria. And one by the bus station on the south end of town that can access Faloria and Cristallo.
- The Cinque Torri (five towers) is a fine group of extraordinarily shaped mountain stumps in a more or less straight line so that from a distance they may be thought to resemble a row of towers. A chair lift makes this superb viewpoint accessible to anybody, though only climbers can enjoy some of the attractions. Right beside the Cinque Torre, some World War 1 trenches, shelters and gun positions have been well restored and you can walk around these safely, reliving those times with the help of information boards which carry photographs, explanatory text and maps.
The Cinque Torri (five towers) is a fine group of extraordinarily shaped mountain stumps in a more or less straight line so that from a distance they may be thought to resemble a row of towers. A chair lift makes this superb viewpoint accessible to anybody, though only climbers can enjoy some of the attractions. Right beside the Cinque Torre, some World War 1 trenches, shelters and gun positions have been well restored and you can walk around these safely, reliving those times with the help of information boards which carry photographs, explanatory text and maps.