It is the most famous ski resort in Italy, often called the “Queen of the Dolomites” or “Alpine Salon Italy”. The city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956. Since then its sports facilities particularly skiing is constantly being modernized.

In winter Cortina is one of the favorite leisure destinations for many famous Italian personalities for whom there are excellent conditions for skiing, excellent hotels, shopping malls with the best boutiques and fun in many local clubs and restaurants. The fame of this resort goes way beyond Italy, which makes many winter sports enthusiasts from around the world come here.

Region: Dolomites
Height: 1224 – 2847 m. above sea level
The length of ski trails: 140 km.
Number of pistes: 11 blue, 17 red, 11 black
Orientation downhill runs: all directions
Lifts: 51 lifts and mountain railways and ski lifts
Cross-country skiing 73 km. of trails.

Cortina was also appreciated in the world of cinema. Scenes were filmed here for such films such as “The Pink Panther” with David Niven and Peter Sellers, “James Bond: For Your Eyes Only” with Roger Moore and “Cliffhanger” with Sylvester Stallone among others.

The region is part of the complex Dolomiti Superski, which offers 1,200 km. of slopes. Therefore, Cortina d’Ampezo is ideal for skiing.