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Belluno · Veneto
Things to see in Cortina d'Ampezzo
In Cortina d'Ampezzo the atlas lists 8 historic places: 4 museums, 2 castles, 1 fortress or tower and 1 historic villa or palace.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum (1974), museum in Italy.
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The town
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a ski resort in the province of Belluno in northeastern Italy, near the Austrian border. In 1956 it hosted the Winter Olympics, and again in 2026, along with Milan and other resorts.
The most famous, fashionable and expensive Italian ski resort, Cortina is nicknamed la Regina delle Dolomiti - the Queen of the Dolomites. It's in the middle of the Conca d'Ampezzo, a glacial trough in the high Boite Valley. Cortina is visited by all types of travellers from the jet set to normal families both during the winter and the summer, and even in summer, you may well find all camp sites full.
The town was part of the Venetian Republic, administratively part of Cadore from 1420 until 1511, when the Austrians invaded the region during the War of the League of Cambrai.
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8 places
Museums 4
Castles 2
Fortresses and towers 1
Villas and palaces 1
Getting there
By plane: Cortina has a heliport and nearby Bolzano has flights from a couple of German destinations. Flying in from further afield, you'd want to fly to the Venice Area, either Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE IATA) 160 km away, Treviso 130 km, or Innsbruck (Austria) 170 km away.
Unless you prefer to take your own personal taxi to Cortina from Innsbruck/Treviso (which is fairly expensive), flying to Venice is the cheapest option, since the Cortina Express coach can be taken from the airport all the way to Cortina.
The Cortina Express coach will take you the whole way to Cortina from Venice airport, a journey of roughly 2.5-3 hours. It's best to book tickets in advance, either on the website or via the app. Two pieces of luggage are included in the ticket price, as are skis/a snowboard if you have one.
Although the Cortina Express can also be caught from Treviso, the bus does not run from the airport, but from a shopping centre half an hour/two local bus journeys away from the airport, so this is not a good option unless you are already in Treviso.
Innsbruck does not have any coach/bus services to Cortina, and so unless transport is covered in a package holiday, a taxi must be taken.
By car: Driving in is the most obvious option, if you are coming from northern Italy or Austria. Cortina is not too far from the Autobahn from the Brenner Pass; exit the autostrada A22 at Bressanone/Brixen and take the SS49 to Dobbiaco/Toblach and SS51 to Cortina.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
In town: Mario Rimoldi Museum of Modern Art (Museo d'arte moderna Mario Rimoldi). Rinaldo Zardini Paleontological Museum (Museo Paleontologico Rinaldo Zardini). Pontechiesa (Centro Culturale Alexander Girardi Hall), ☏ +39 0436 875502, This museum displays the largest collections of fossiles from the Dolomites. Basilica of Saints Filippo and Giacomo (Basilica dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo). Built in 1769-1775 on the place where two earlier churches have stood. San Francesco Church (Chiesa di San Francesco). From the late 14th century.
Outside town: Parco naturale regionale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo. Cinque Torri (in the Nuvolau mountain group). The "five towers" is a fine group of extraordinarily shaped mountain stumps in a more or less straight line so that from a distance they may be thought to resemble a row of towers. It's frequented by alpinists and climbers thanks to many climbing routes of different difficulty levels. A chair lift makes this superb viewpoint accessible to anybody, though only climbers can enjoy some of the attractions.
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