
The Queen of the Dolomites has long perfected its own type of peak Italian glamour. Photographer team Arturo + Bamboo, authors of the new book Cortina, share their favorites in a love letter to the region’s enduring elegance.

1960s South Tyrolean lodge reborn in 2024 as a soulful, 13-room hideaway in one of the region’s most hushed settings. Layered with antiques, filled with some 16,000 books, and lovingly helmed by the husband-and-wife owners, Berghoferin feels like the Alpine equivalent of an English country manor.

What began as a family trip to hike and bike in the Dolomites turned into something far more unexpected: riding with a Tyrolean guide and an Argentine gaucho, Nanda Haensel crossed narrow passes, slept in alpine rifugi, and discovered a hidden side of the mountains few ever see.

The founder of Dolomite Mountains grew up hiking, riding and skiing in Patagonia, then brought her obsessions to Italy, where she’s guided for over two decades. Her specialty: the ski safari (or valley-to-valley hiking) between rifugios or small hotels, where all you need to do is pack a small duffel.

A new book traces Cortina’s evolution from mountain village and cradle of ski culture to a beloved dolce vita escape of the ‘60s-’70s to today, with its cinematic blend of Tyrolean rustic charm and Venetian sophistication. Author Servane Giol shares her insider favorites.

This 17-day mega-journey through the Dolomites leads us past turquoise lakes and dense pine forests, with stays in wooden nature hotels and restored family manors, and days spent hiking, soaking in milk baths and hay saunas, while sipping hand-pressed elderflower juice in the fresh mountain air. Caroline Feiffer takes the wheel.

A James Bond-ish lair in the Dolomites, with such an incredible spa, bar, and restaurant you won’t want to leave

The best cicchetti in Venice, design shops in Milan, affordable hotels on Como and the coast, a Piedmont deep dive, and the hidden rifugios of the Dolomites: your questions answered!

An insiders’ guide to the region’s rifugios, wine bars, small villages and spa-hotels, from two of our favorite locals