Sept. 12, 2004 -- — Northern Italy’s dramatic Dolomites mountain range offers you some of the top mountain thrills in Europe: scenic alpine lifts and hikes, the charming towns of Castelrotto ...

These are Italy 's Alps, the Dolomites. My soundtrack is the happy laughter of Italian children enjoying a petting zoo filled with alpine critters.

The Italian Dolomites are a treasure trove of beautiful scenery and outdoor adventures, including these natural pools that ...

Treating the Alps like a beach, in Italy's Dolomites. Photo credit: Rick Steves Ran on: 11-26-2006 In summer, visitors to Italy's craggy Dolomites enjoy alpine meadows as they would a day at the ...

The writer was looking for an alpine adventure. Then, she heard something wild — a “ski safari,” with multi-resort ski days and stays in family-run inns in the Italian Alps.

Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France.

Take a ski safari across the Dolomites—home of the 2026 Winter Olympics The fastest skiers in the world are celebrated in Italy’s northern Alps, but anyone can ski here.

They’ve been experimenting with using lifts to access the Italian Alps on their doorsteps since before WWII. In fact, Italy’s first official chairlift opened here in 1946.

A British woman slipped and fell 100 feet to her death while hiking with her husband in the Dolomites, in northern Italy. Police said the couple ended up on a treacherous climbing route used ...

The Swiss get all the credit for the Alps, which is a shame, because the Italian Alps are ridiculously pretty. They’re particularly spectacular in the Dolomites, a range of 18 peaks in the ...

🎥 Video by @jeremyaustin / @jedeye_fpv -The best way to spend a morning in the Italian Alps.Location: The Dolomites, Italy 🇮🇹 ...

Travel The Dolomites are the alternative Alps for a new kind of skiing holiday Less skiing every morning and après all afternoon, more time to reset and enjoy nature.