Cortina d’Ampezzo is without a doubt the place to be seen in the Italian Alps, and is one of the most luxurious resorts in Italy, where fabulous Italian hospitality and gastronomy are combined with an iconic ski region.
At the heart of Cortina is the cobbled Corsa Italia, a top spot for those who like to shop. The town centre has everything you could want with a huge range of stores. From fashion, accessories and home furnishings to sport and art, it’s a shopper’s paradise. It should be remembered that Cortina is as much about style and elegance as it is about skiing and mountains! As expected from Italy, Cortina’s gastronomy is exceptional with restaurants serving a variety of dishes from traditional Venetian to typical Tyrolean specialities, showcasing fresh local ingredients.
A luxury ski holiday to Cortina perfectly blends modern luxuries with a traditional Alpine feel, whilst being home to a number of the finest luxury ski chalets and hotels in Italy.
For those arriving by plane, Venice is the nearest international airport, around 1 hour 45 minutes away.
Cervinia makes a great choice for groups with mixed skiing abilities, with the added joy of a stunning setting within the Dolomites. It may not have quite the same range and quality of ski terrain as its international competitors, but it has a stylish ambience that none of them can match.
Cortina’s ski area is split across several different mountains, and offers a good mix of open and wooded slopes. Cortina’s impressive ski area has lifts taking you up close to 3,000m in several places. The only ski area accessible from close to the centre of town is Faloria, an area of mostly open slopes loosely linked to the Cristallo area
The slopes of Faloria are accessed from close to the centre of town via a two-stage cable car. This south-facing area comprises mainly broad cruising pistes, best suited to intermediates.
On the other side of the valley is the larger Col Drusciè, Tofane and Pomedes area, accessed by lifts starting a little outside of town. This has lots of easy, wooded runs lower down and some harder open pistes up top.
Part of the Dolomiti Superski area, Cortina boasts access to nearly 1,000km of downhill skiing with over 660 individual pistes served by 573 ski lifts. There really is something for everyone here. Intermediate skiers will be in their element in the Dolomiti Superski with the widest choice of runs open to them, including an impressive 3.7-mile-long descent.
Cortina D’Ampezzo is a brilliant resort for beginners as they have a large network of nursery slopes. There are plenty of wide gentle runs to progress to on the lower parts of the Pomedes sector.
In Socrepes you will find the Cortina Kids area which has jumps, an obstacle course and a snow playground. Dolomiti Paradise gives families the chance to use a play area, with climbing routes, wooden bridges and slides, swings and rockers, for the youngest visitors. The electric car track is a favourite for children, who can choose from rides on racing cars, motorbikes and tractors, of course at child-sized speeds and dimensions!
