Val Gardena in the Dolomites is a snow-dusted wonderland straight out of a fairytale. Imagine the most enchanting Christmas village depicted in Hollywood movies—now make it even more magical ...

3. Ortisei. In South Tyrol's Val Gardena valley, the 4,055ft-high town of Ortisei (Urtijëi in Ladin) wows with wraparound views of the jagged Dolomites.

Gazing at those snowy peaks during every gondola journey was one of the many attractions of a ski trip to Val Gardena. The valley, consisting of the resort towns of Ortisei, Santa Cristina and ...

The most popular among tourists of Val Gardena’s three towns (the others being Santa Cristina and Selva Val Gardena), Ortisei is a bustling ski resort in the winter, with links to the Sellaronda ...

Admittedly, the Dolomites is not known to be the most budget-friendly ski region – a daily ski pass is roughly €70 for one resort, rising to around €80 for the full Dolomiti Superski area.

Val Gardena is a well-known ski resort, and now the valley is making a big push to become a big bike destination. Located in the South Tyrol, it's 40km from Bolzano and 120km from Innsbruck, Austria.

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — The unique fusion cuisine mixing Italian and Austrian delicacies. Spectacular 360-degree scenery with jagged mountain peaks everywhere you look. Plenty of ...

Max Franz ended Austria’s frustrating 21-month wait for a downhill victory on the men’s World Cup circuit by edging out Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal in Val Gardena Saturday.

Val Gardena is a well-known ski resort, and now the valley is making a big push to become a big bike destination. Located in the South Tyrol, it's 40km from Bolzano and 120km from Innsbruck, Austria.