Cortina d\' Ampezzo

Cortina d' Ampezzo is a common of the Province of Belluno in Venezia in Italy in the Plaine of Po.

Geography

The city is located at 1 210 m of altitude, in the middle of the Dolomites. Close to the famous station, the Piccolo Lagazuoi, of which the summit reached 2 778 meters, is very required mountaineers because of its walls abuptes. The Dolomite, calcareous rock, is made iridescent of pink in the twilight of the sun of winter.

History

Cortina d' Ampezzo accommodated the Winter Olympics of 1956. Those of 1944 were to be held there, but were deferred because of the Second world war.

Transport

Airport of Cortina d' Ampezzo-Fiames (code AITA: CDF, code ICAO).

Culture and tourism

The luxury hotels and the seniority of the station make of it a place snuffed by fortunate customers. The main street, Corso Italia, is bordered of shops of prestige.

Made films with Cortina

Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone
Only for your eyes with Roger Moore
the pink panther with David Niven and Peter Sellers.

Festivals, fairs

Cortina d' Ampezzo accommodated (in the years 1950) a festival of sporting film.

Administration

Hamlets

Acquabona, Cadelverzo di will sopra, Cadelverzo di sotto, Cadin di will sopra, Cadin di sotto, Campo di will sopra, Campo di sotto, Chiamulera, Fiames, Fraina, Mortisa, Piana da Lago, Pocol, Sacus, Socol, Staulin, Zuel.

Communes bordering

Auronzo di Cadore, Badia (Bolzano), Braies (Bolzano), Adhesive Santa Lucia, Dobbiaco (Bolzano), Livinallongo LED Collar di Lana, Marebbe (Bolzano), San Vito di Cadore.

Twinnings

Photograph gallery

See too

External bonds

Postcards of Cortina d' Ampezzo

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