Dolomites

Alpe di Siusi, Sasso Piatto e Sasso Lungo - enlarge please www.alpesiusi.it/en

Sappada (Plodn in German dialect ) is a linguistic German-speaking island , as well as a summer and winter mountain tourist resort, between the regions of Cadore and of Carnia, the northern offshoots of the Dolomites, at the border between the regions of Veneto and Friuli and Carinthia (Austria). It is surrounded by imposing and impressive Dolomite massifs.

Better full screen Guarda , tesoro, com'è bello il creato. ( Maví)

The emerald green Lake Braies(1,469 asl) , often considered as the most beautiful South Tyrol lake, is the starting point for numerous Dolomite hiking tours . According to legends, at the south end of the lake, where Mt Croda del Becco (2,810 m asl) is situated, there was the gate to the Fanes underworld, reachable only with a boat ride. You can either walk round the lake (4 km) or have a rowing boat trip and enjoy the beauty of the scenery. We decided to walk, but unfortunately the place was overcrowded...and it was a cloudy day, too. However, we enjoyed our trip all the same!

Together with the Sasso Piatto the Sasso Lungo is a very well known mountain motif of South Tyrol. The Sassolungo and Sassopiatto give the Alpe di Siusi in the west part the distinctive appearance and are one of the most impressive groups of the Dolomites in South Tyrol.

The Sciliar ( Schlern in German) is unique, especially due to its form and the distinctive pinnacles and is considered to be the symbol of South Tyrol. The dolomitic massif of the Sciliar is really legendary: the witches used to meet and dance on this mountain. According to legends, the Sciliar Witches are above all responsible for heavy storms.