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Italy's Top 18
Tackling the Dolomites
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7 Scour the globe and you'll find plenty of taller, bigger and more geologically volatile
mountains, but few can match the romance of the pink-hued, granite Dolomites ( Click
here ) . Maybe it's their harsh, jagged summits, the vibrant skirts of spring wildflowers or
the rich cache of Ladin legends. Then again, it could just be the magnetic draw of money,
style and glamour at Italy's most fabled ski resort, Cortina d'Ampezzo ( Click here ) .
Whatever the reason, this tiny pocket of northern Italy takes seductiveness to dizzying
heights.