Dolomite Region Family Vacations

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The Dolomites, Italy
The famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo, or Three Peaks of Lavaredo, rise more than 9,800 feet, and are one of the most scenic sections of The Dolomites (Digital Visions)

Dolomite Region Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Christine Loomis
  • Visit Archeological dell'Alto Adige, home to Ötzi, the 5,000-year-old iceman preserved for centuries in a glacier with his clothing, weapons, and remnants of his last meal intact.
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 winter Olympics, has upscale shopping and restaurants (and excellent Italian gelato) along its main pedestrian-only street and year-round outdoor activities.
  • Stop mid-hike at trailside rifugios, huts where families can rest and re-energize with a delicious meal of sausages, cheese, hearty soups, and home-baked bread.

Dolomite Region Overview

By Travel Expert: Christine Loomis

The Dolomites rise from the eastern valleys of the South Tirol (Südtirol/Alto Adige) region, along the Austrian border. After taking in the dramatic landscape framed by the massive limestone peaks of the Dolomites to the east and gentler Alps to the west, you'll notice that the South Tirol appears more Germanic than Italian in every way—culture, language, architecture, and food. Every town has both a German and Italian name and solid Austrian roots because most of the South Tirol, which includes the Trentino and Alto Adige regions, belonged to Austria until being handed over to Italy at the end of World War I. This area appeals to active families, for whom hiking, biking, and riding thrillingly steep cable cars to high alpine valleys dominate a vacation itinerary. But there are also charming cities and alpine villages where strolling the streets and visiting museums and castles provide equally engaging options.

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Alpenroyal
Via Meisules. 43
Selva Alta Val Gardena , Italy
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Hotel Greif
Waltherplatz
Bolzano, Italy
Hotel Class: 4 class stars
Distance: 1.3 Miles
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Hotel Magdalener Hof
Rentscher Strasse 48
Bozen, Italy
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Distance: 1.4 Miles
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South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
Via Museo
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Distance: 1.4 Miles (from destination center)
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Cable Car at Passo Falzarego
About 16 miles west of Cortina
Distance: 30.5 Miles (from destination center)
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Lagazoul Tunnels
16 miles west of Cortina, up the Passo Falzarego cable car
Distance: 30.5 Miles (from destination center)
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