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Cross Country Skiing
The San Cassiano/Armentarola area offers around 20 miles of routes for cross-country skiers. The Cross Country center, located in San Cassiano, is equipped with a ski school, instructors and equipment. Visitors can also even enjoy lunch at a nearby rifigio...
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Indagare Tours: Biking
There are great trails, both wide and narrow, located throughout the region for those interested in road and mountain biking. Our suggestion is to bike from village to village with a guide and a small daypack. Road biking is equally as...
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Indagare Tours: Hiking in the Dolomites
There are no bad hiking routes in the Dolomites–each path you take will reveal scenic, sweeping views of these ancient, beautiful mountains. Start the day in San Cassiano and head to either the Passo di Valparola or Capanna Alipina routes,...
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Rock Climbing
Those staying at Rosa Alpina can arrange to have their in-house mountain guide take individuals or groups up for a full or half-day of climbing. The level of difficulty varies greatly and can accommodate both experts and novices.
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Show Shoeing
The Alta Badia region offers around 50 miles of winter walks that are reachable by snowshoe. The trek starts through woods and pastures and can rise to higher elevations, rewarding adventurous types with amazing views of the mountains nearby.
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Summer Hiking
The Dolomite region offers trails and trails of some of the most scenic hiking in Europe. You can hike on your own or with a guide, making short stops along the way. Some fun activities include fossil hunting and stopping...
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Via Ferrata Climbing
A Via Ferrata, meaning “iron path,” is a climbing route that is equipped with cables, chains, rungs and other fixed anchor points in order to help climbers reach the summit. Routes range from the simple and short to extremely challenging....
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Winter: Skiing
Cortina may be the most well known destination in the Dolomites. However, the best skiing is located just 45 minutes over the pass in the Alta Badia region as Cortina only has access to 5 individual resorts, none of which...
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WWI History
This region of Italy was the theater of some of the bloodiest and most pointless battles of WWI between the Austrian and Italian armies. In the surrounding mountains, large numbers of troops lived and fought for years while gains were...
Dolomites

Courtesy Dolomites Tourism Board
During the summertime, the area draws mostly hikers and climbers, who head into the wild peaks of the Dolomites, including the well-known Sella group while in winter most visitors enjoy the ski slopes. Whether you opt to make your base Cortina or a nearby valley (by staying at Indagare favorite Rosa Alpina), this region is one of Italy’s most stunning year-round.