Dolomiti, Italy
From series “16 Most Fascinating Objects of Unesco in Italy”
Dolomiti is the natural object of the world meaning. A lot of people know this mountain region as a nice place for skiing and snowboarding. Today this mountain group is a central object of the so-named national park. Its area is 15,9 thousand square meters. It has 18 peaks of 3 000 meters long. The highest peaks are covered with snow and lower areas are rich with beautiful pine and greenwood forest.
The mountain regions have a lot of touristic routes. Most people come here in spring in order to admire with the rare blooming orchids. Also, forests are rich with animals. It is home for brown bears, martens, hairs and rare varmints. Not everybody knows that the park has several interesting historical areas. Lagazuoi region is one of them. At the time of the First World War, there was made a huge system of underground tunnels. Also, you there had saved several traces from the torn bombs.
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Useful staff nearby
ATM bankomat: 'Raiffeisenkasse Tauferer-Ahrntal - Cassa Raiffeisen Tures-Aurina' located in 11 km (
check the route on the map).
Car rental office: 'Ing. J. Oberhollenzer Kg Des Christof Haidacher & Co.' is located in 11 km (
on the map).
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