Cortina is not just sport, glamor and elegance. Within the secular culture that distinguishes it in fact, the locality has managed to preserve and preserve over time traditions that have disappeared elsewhere, which in an almost amazing way continue to coexist with the more contemporary aspects of modern culture.

The traditions of the Ampezzo Valley have their origins in a simple and essential life: the daily reality of a mountain valley, in an environment as fascinating as it is severe, has taught us to give importance to everything that creates sharing, mutual help and sense of belonging.

There are about 35,000 Ladins who live in five valleys that have the Sella massif as their natural center: Val Badia, Val Gardena, Val di Fassa, Livinallongo del Col di Lana, Colle Santa Lucia and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

This population speaks a language of very ancient origin, Ladin, which takes on local varieties in the various valleys.

Anpezo no n’ é solo sport, sciorarìa e biei sarvijie. Pede a ra cultura del popol portada inaante dal vecio in fora inze i secui, se ś’é śude adora a precurà e tiegnì al seguro ra tradizios che da outra bandes no n’é pì e che se resta de stuco a se pensà che es seguita a śì inaante e che es vive aduna a ra cultura moderna.

Ra tradizios de ra Val de Anpezo es rua da ’na vita zenza jeste e poereta: ra vita de dute i dis de ‘na val inze meso a ra crodes, inze un anbiente tanto da toi el fiado cuanto duro da vive, l à insegnà a dà valor a duto chel che fesc comunità, el stà aduna e se dià ‘na man un con l outro.

I Ladis i é supośò 35.000 e i vive inze ra zinche valades intor el Sela: Val Badia, Val Gardena, Fascia, Fodom, Col e Anpezo.

Chesto popol el parla el ladin,‘na parlada stradelà de vecia, che ra no n’é conpagna inze ogni valada.  

How to get here

Cortina d'Ampezzo is crossed by the SS 51 di Alemagna in a north-south direction and by the SS 48 bis of the Dolomites in an east-west direction. The motorway exits are A27-Belluno to the south (72 km) and A22 Bressanone to the north (87 km).

The annual daily bus lines of Cortina Express and Atvo connect Cortina d'Ampezzo with the Venice airport and the Venice - Mestre railway station. In high season there are also connections with Treviso airport, with Rovigo, Ferrara and Bologna

The closest railway stations are in Calalzo di Cadore (35 km) connected by Dolomiti Bus and the Dobbiaco station (31 km) connected by SAD Local Transport Spa.

The nearest airports are:

• Marco Polo / Venice // 162 km
• Canova / Treviso // 130 km
• Catullus / Verona // 260 km
• Innsbruck / Austria // 170 km

You can land in Cortina d'Ampezzo with a helicopter transfer thanks to the Fiames Heliport.

Hospitality

Where to sleep and where to eat.

More info: https://www.dolomiti.org