Artisan pastry · Cortina d’AmpezzoCortina d’Ampezzo
The Queen
of the Dolomites.
Cortina d’Ampezzo, known as the “Queen of the Dolomites”, is the largest and best-known of the 18 municipalities that make up Ladinia. A renowned destination in both winter and summer, it hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and is the setting for numerous international mountain and winter sports events.
The location
Cortina lies in the centre of the Ampezzo basin, in the upper Boite Valley, between Cadore to the south, Val Pusteria to the north, Val d’Ansiei to the east and Alto Agordino to the west.
The surrounding peaks
Cortina is surrounded on all sides by the Ampezzo Dolomites, part of the Sesto, Braies and Ampezzo Dolomites in the Eastern Alps, which give the valley its unique beauty. Among the best-known mountains are the Tofane to the west, Pomagagnon to the north, Cristallo to the north-east, Faloria and Sorapiss to the east, and Becco di Mezzodì, Croda da Lago and the Nuvolau group to the south.
