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The Dolomites

"The pale mountains" - legend and reality

Skiing, beautiful mountains, a long winter, hikes, nature parks, peace and serenity, a stunning natural beauty - countless images come to our minds when thinking about the Dolomites. Mystical legends and myths characterise these famous mountains...

The well-known Tre Cime Mountains - known as the Drei Zinnen in German - date back some 200 millions of years and the mountains of the Dolomites arouse 40 millions of years ago. The pale dolomite limestone gave these mountains their name.

And what is most fascinating: Still today, valuable fossils may be found on the high mountains of the Dolomites...