Dolomites Holiday:
Cortina D'Ampezzo

3-10 July 2011

After the success of their walking holiday to Interlaken in Switzerland in 2009, Stephen and his father this year had a week in the Dolomites in northern Italy. We stayed in the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo.

From the Rifugio Faloria, at around 2120m, looking down on Cortina around 900 metres below.

A close-up from the same spot shows Cortina in more detail. Running through the centre can be seen the old railway line and accompanying station; our hotel was close to the church whose large tower can be seen.

The view from my hotel bedroom's balcony

The main street of Cortina from close to the hotel.

The tall church tower, with its Westminster chimes and impressively large and deep bells.