Catered Chalets Dolomites - Italy

The Dolomite area, including one national park and many regional parks, forms part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east. Winter activities, including downhill skiing, ski-mountaineering, cross-country, snowshoeing, off-piste skiing, telemark, ice skating and sledging, make catered chalet holidays unforgettable. Summer, late spring/early autumn activities include mountain climbing, hiking, free climbing and base jumping, as well as paragliding and hang-gliding. The Dolomites are well-known for the “vie ferrate” or “iron ways”, a series of artificial rungs, metal ropes and iron ladders for rock climbing, that date back to World War I and were recently restored. In the first week in July, the popular and challenging Maratona des Dolomites, an annual single-day road biking race covering seven mountain passes of the Dolomites, is staged.