That was the question asked of us before we headed for a walking holiday in the Dolomites at the end of July, these mountainous peaks being in Italy where the heat can be stifling.

Take a ski safari across the Dolomites—home of the 2026 Winter Olympics The fastest skiers in the world are celebrated in Italy’s northern Alps, but anyone can ski here.

The Dolomites have been called one of Italy’s most spectacular beauty spots. “Not mountains, these pale spires, but souls of mountains, stiffened in the shape of their desire to ascend ...

In Italy’s Dolomites, the ancient coral peaks glow pink at dawn and dusk in a rare natural phenomenon called the enrosadira – a magical moment that makes skiing here unforgettable.

The Dolomites, Italy’s dramatic limestone rooftop, serve thrilling and reliably sunny alpine thrills. Its bold, snow-dusted mountains and green meadows offer great hikes.

The limestone pinnacles and green meadows of one of the most scenic mountain ranges on earth provide the backdrop to a seven-day adventure in Italy. The Dolomites, a mountain range in northeastern ...

Photograph by Nature's Beauty/Aurora ADVENTURE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE BUCKET LIST Ski the Snowy Peaks of Italy's Dolomites This is where a professional skier goes for fun.

Standing at the mouth of the Alpe di Fanes, a completely untracked valley in the very heart of the Dolomites national park, I paused to take in the beauty of the surrounding plateau.

Sesto (Sexten) in the Dolomites, Italy. Illustration photo: Pierre TEYSSOT / AFP A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing while hiking in the Italian Dolomites, Italy’s ...