Dolomites

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the Dolomites, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti

Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti, Italy

Isabel Conway heads to the Dolomites where wellness takes the stress out of winter sports at Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti

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Hotel review: Stadt Hotel Città, Bolzano, Italy

Andy Mossack reviews the renovated Stadt Hotel Città, the legendary Grande Dame of Bolzano.

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Reviewed: Hotel Marmolada, Alta Badia, Italy

Andy Mossack reviews the Alpine splendour of Hotel Marmolada tucked away in Corvara in The Dolomites.

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Incredible ICARO Hotel, South Tyrol, Italy

Andy Mossack finds luxury and nature balanced perfectly at the ICARO Hotel, a design hotel in The Dolomites, 1,900 metres above sea level.

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Cortina

Autumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Outside the ski season, there’s some very good hiking here, and the trails are dotted with a network of rifugios or mountain inns. 

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Walking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites

The immense cathedral-like spires of the Northern Dolomites are the perfect venue for tackling one of Europe’s classic long distance treks. Forget about luxury hotels, the only accommodation is in mountain huts, known as Rifugios and I’ll have to carry everything on my back. Walking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites runs for around 140 km and my eight day walk will involve daily distances of between 9 and 16.5 km, with ascents of up to 900 m and descents of up to 1,300 m. Will I be tough enough?

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