Cortina d'Ampezzo is expensive, but it's well worth visiting, attracting adventurers with mountain biking, hiking, and climbing, as well as those looking for calmer pursuits, like Michelin-starred ...

Cortina D’Ampezzo, the “Queen of the Dolomites” in a ... an extensive network (100 km) of cross-country tracks, hiking trails (170 km in winter, 700 km in summer), mountain biking routes ...

Savvy skiers rank Cortina d’Ampezzo, future host of the women’s 2026 Winter Olympic alpine events, among the best of the Alps. There’s never been a better time to discover its many charms.

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is about to get its moment in the winter sun. It’s a main site for the 2026 Winter Olympics, ... mountain biking, via ferrata climbs and other sports.

And yet, Cortina d'Ampezzo has been largely unknown overseas – until now. This sleepy ski town is about to attract a global audience as one of the hosts of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics .

Hikers on the Alta Via 1 hiking trail near Cortina d’Ampezzo. Sean Gallup/Getty Images ... The cuisine in Cortina, like mountain towns in general, is hearty but not overly rich.

Mountain biking in Alta Badia. I’m only 16 miles northwest of Cortina, in the world of South Tyrol, an enclave of Austria before it was annexed to Italy after World War I. Here 70 percent of the ...

The self-styled ‘Queen of the Dolomites’, Cortina d’Ampezzo is encircled by an extravagant citadel — towering shards of rock that turn apricot, gold, pink and lilac at dawn and sunset.

Far more plush is the newly reopened Grand Hotel Savoia (Via Roma, 62, Cortina d’Ampezzo; 39-0436-3201; www.grandhotelsavoiacortina.com) with has 130 luxurious rooms.