Condé Nast TravelerNov 20, 2025
Our Year-Round Guide to the Dolomites, Host of the Winter Olympics
This part of the Alps has taverns, hotels, and hikes that give it evergreen allure.
Festive season comes alive here
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- Terme MeranoSightThermal baths in a glass cube
- Adler Lodge RittenHotelAlpine minimalist hotel with forest sauna
- Dolomiti SuperskiPlaceCreated in 1974, it is spread over an area of about 3,000 km2 in the North-East of Italy, and includes most of the…
- SellarondaTrail27-mile ski circuit around the Sella group
- Alpenroyal HotelHotelHas Michelin-starred dining and a helipad
- Tre Cime di LavaredoSightScenic, beginner-friendly hiking trail
- Alta ViaTrailTough, high-altitude hiking trail
- Hotel de LenHotelFeatures recycled local timber
- Aman Rosa AlpinaHotelTransformed mountain lodge
- Rosa AlpinaHotelTo see Aman’s high design meet the Dolomites ’ laidback vibe.
- ForestisHotelSki-in, ski-out wellness haven
- YeraRestaurantRestaurant inside a mountain cave
- Alpin Panorama Hotel HubertusHotelRenovated sky spa with infinity pool
- Ancora CortinaHotelStylish makeover by Diesel founder
- Val BadiaNeighborhoodIt stretches from the Sella massif northwards to the Puster Valley.
- Hotel CristalloHotelWill reopen as Mandarin Oriental Cristallo
- Hotel Chalet MirabellHotelPlace for Aufguss sauna ritual
- RossalmRestaurantFormer shepherds hut serving Alpine speck
- Mount PloseSightMountain near Bressanone
- Sella PassSightLinks Val Gardena and Val di Fassa
- Fienile MonteRestaurantLocated in a prime position in the ski area on the Passo Sella in Canazei , at an altitude of 2,260 metres, the Fienile…
- Valle IsarcoNeighborhoodLess-visited western valley
- Almhütte Am RinderplatzRestaurantRustic rifugio north of Bolzano
- Piz SoregaSightGondola destination in Alta Badia
- Ütia BiochRestaurantPairs knödel with local Pinot Nero
- MeranoMarketFestive season comes alive here
- Sorapis lakeSight
- Braies lakeSight
- Mandarin Oriental CristalloHotel
- SorapisSight
- BraiesSight
- Heaven & Hell sky spaSight