After Innsbruck is about 1.5hr (120km) drive to Bolzano of Italy to see the Dolomites.
The Dolomites is a group of 30 or so self-contained massifs in a wide arc from Lake Garda to the Austrian border. Set apart from the rest of the Alps by their geology, they are ancient coral reefs that have been compressed, uplifted and weathered. This largely explains the incredible crags and rock pinnacles that are their hallmark, and the peculiar, pinkish-orange limestone that forms most of the massifs.
The La Granda Strada della Dolomiti (the Great Dolomites road) was opened in 1909 to link Bolzano with Cortina d'Ampezzo and runs from 105km through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in Europe. From Bolzano the road enters Val d'Ega (SS241), a corridor of gorges and beautiful waterfalls. The road then enters SS48 and continues over high passes, skirting thick forest and wild countryside, and constantly unfolding yet more breathtaking vistas as it twists and turns around hairpin-bends towards Canazei. Just after Canazei is Passo Pordoi, the highest pass with paved road in the Domomites. After Passo Pordoi are the highest mountains in the Dolomites. From Passo Pordoi to Pasoo di Falzarego the road passes by the Marmolada (3343m) and Civetta (3220m), before reaching Cortina d'Ampezzo, which is set a the foot of Cristallo (3221m). Also in the Eastern Dolomites are Antelao(3263m) and Monte Pelmo (3168m), which I believe are the most spectacular of the Dolomites.
The Dolomites is a group of 30 or so self-contained massifs in a wide arc from Lake Garda to the Austrian border. Set apart from the rest of the Alps by their geology, they are ancient coral reefs that have been compressed, uplifted and weathered. This largely explains the incredible crags and rock pinnacles that are their hallmark, and the peculiar, pinkish-orange limestone that forms most of the massifs.
The La Granda Strada della Dolomiti (the Great Dolomites road) was opened in 1909 to link Bolzano with Cortina d'Ampezzo and runs from 105km through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in Europe. From Bolzano the road enters Val d'Ega (SS241), a corridor of gorges and beautiful waterfalls. The road then enters SS48 and continues over high passes, skirting thick forest and wild countryside, and constantly unfolding yet more breathtaking vistas as it twists and turns around hairpin-bends towards Canazei. Just after Canazei is Passo Pordoi, the highest pass with paved road in the Domomites. After Passo Pordoi are the highest mountains in the Dolomites. From Passo Pordoi to Pasoo di Falzarego the road passes by the Marmolada (3343m) and Civetta (3220m), before reaching Cortina d'Ampezzo, which is set a the foot of Cristallo (3221m). Also in the Eastern Dolomites are Antelao(3263m) and Monte Pelmo (3168m), which I believe are the most spectacular of the Dolomites.
1. Scenery just after entering SS241 from Bolzano
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2. Gruppo del Costalunga along SS241
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3. Along SS48 around Fassa
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4. Along SS48 around Fassa
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5. Marmolada from Canazei
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6 & 7. Around Canazei
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