Just like emotions have no need of words, the Queen of the Dolomites has no need of a complicated presentation, just one sentence will do, uttered by countless visitors to the Dolomites: “Cortina is the most beautiful place in the world!”. Cortina d’Ampezzo is a natural paradise where the magnificent Dolomites World Heritage Site is the breath-taking backdrop to an unforgettable holiday. It’s all here, sport, culture, shopping and fine dining, everything needed for life-enhancing break, with the family, with friends, or a romantic tryst for two.

As a ski resort, Cortina is one of a kind. With 115 km of pistes with various levels of difficulty, always with perfect snow-cover provided by state-of-the-art snow machines, this is one of the largest skiing areas in the Dolomiti Superski complex. Thrilling ski tours await you, as does the Snow Park for snowboarders, children’s pistes, gourmet refuges and aprés-ski in breath-taking settings. Cortina is much more than just a classic ski resort, winter resort is a better name because of all the other wintertime attractions: snow-shoeing, ice-skating, fat biking...

When the sun-kissed Ampezzo Valley turns green, it’s time to get out the bike and hiking boots. Summertime Cortina d’Ampezzo is a fabulous natural gym: gentle rambles up to waterfalls and Alpine lakes, vie ferrate, mountain bike trails and "La Lunga Via delle Dolomiti" one of Europe’s most scenic cycling trails. If however, your idea of an action-packed holiday consists of stretching out in the sun on a scenic mountainside terrace, no worries, the ski lifts stay open in summer to whisk you effortlessly to one of those mountain refuges with breath-taking views.

After a day of thrills and hopefully not too many spills, here are some must-do suggestions: an aperitif in a stylish bar, a stroll in the centre among the fashion boutiques of the Corso Italia and the fascinating arts and crafts shops. You can take dinner in one of the many restaurants or refuges, the latter reached in the winter by motor-sleds, rounded off by sledding under the stars for a very special evening. Cortina buzzes with events, both in summer and winter, to make your holiday even more special.