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Named after the famous French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu who was the first to describe the carbonate rock (dolomite) responsible for the characteristic shapes of these mountains, the dolomites are classed as one of the most developed and historically important centres for winter sports in the world.
A tourist mecca, the Dolomites are famous for skiing and mountain climbing. The Dolomiti Superski carousel being the jewel in the crown of what’s on offer in the Dolomites: 1200 km of pistes, 460 lifts and 475 interconnected pistes.
A single ski pass is all that is needed for this immense 12-valley winter carousel.
During the First World War the line between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces ran through the Dolomites. There are open-air war museums at 5 Torri and Mount Lagazuoi.
Many people visit the Dolomites to climb the Via ferrata. These are protected paths, which were first created in the Dolomites during the First World War. A number of long distance footpaths run across the Dolomites; including the Alta Via 1.
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