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| Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||
| region | Veneto | |
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| Residents | 5.842 (2018) | |
| height | 1,224 m | |
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Cortina (ital. Cortina d'Ampezzo) is a fashionable vacation spot in the eastern dolomites and is in the region Veneto in Italy.
background
The people of Cortina call themselves Ampezzani, the former German name was Petsch-Hayden.
Cortina, which was predominantly Ladin-speaking until the Olympic Games in 1956, has been speaking increasingly Italian since then.
tourism
Cortina is now a fashionable holiday resort with a focus on winter sports.
The first beginnings of tourism are at the end of the 19th century when the small town was discovered as the destination of wealthy mountain enthusiasts. Cortina initially developed into a classy holiday resort that was popular all year round, the first luxury hotels were built and in 1903 the first ski school. The First World War was then a severe setback for tourism: the Dolomites around Cortina are also a theater of war, Cortina reaches Italy from Austria-Hungary after the end of the war.
The next big upswing can be dated to the period after the Second World War: the Alpine Ski World Championships took place as early as 1932 and 1941, which brought the greatest tourist boom for Cortina, but then the Winter Olympics in 1956. Since then, Cortina has primarily been regarded as one Meeting of the global crowd with corresponding prices: the place with Ladin culture, Austro-Hungarian past and located in Italy is ascribed its own cosmopolitan self-confidence with its international guests.
getting there
By plane
By train
The former Dolomite Railway from Toblach via Cortina to Calalzo was shut down in 1964.
The next train stations are the terminus of the former Dolomitenbahn Dobbiaco in South-Tirol in the north and Calalzo in Belluno in the southeast, each a good thirty kilometers away from Cortina.
In the street
- The approach from the north The easiest way is via the Brenner motorway and from the exit Brixen (Bressanone), through that Val Pusteria above Brunico (Brunico) to Dobbiaco (Dobbiaco). In Toblach turn south into the Höhlensteintal and another 32 km to Cortina.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- 1 Hotel Alaska, Largo delle Poste 39, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo. Tel.: 39 436 868539, Fax: 0436 5999, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Hotel Olimpia, Largo delle Poste 37, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo. Tel.: 39 436 3256, Fax: 0436 868524, Email: [email protected].
Upscale
- 3 Cristallo Resort & Spa, via Rinaldo Menardi 42, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo. Tel.: 39 436 881111, Fax: 0436 870110, Email: [email protected].
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- 4 Miramonti Majestic Grand Hotel, via Peziè 103, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo. Tel.: 39 436 4201, Fax: 39 436 867019, Email: [email protected].
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
cards
- Cortina d'Ampezzo e Dolomiti Ampezzane, 1:25 000; Vol.03. Tobacco, Hiking map of South Tyrol, ISBN 9788883150036 . 9,50 €
- Pieve di Cadore-M. Antelao 1: 25,000; Vol.WK 634. KOMPASS hiking map, ISBN 978-3-87051-822-6 . 5,95 €
Web links
- https://www.comunecortinadampezzo.bl.it/ - Official website of Cortina d'Ampezzo
