Best Hikes in the Dolomites, Italy

Ah, the Dolomites. This jagged mountain range that peaks to the skies in NorthEastern Italy is surely one of the undisputed jewels of the Alps. Within are some of Europe’s most striking summits, from the shark-fin spires of the Langkofel to the ice-caked glacier of Marmolada to the table-top rocks of the great Piz Boe.

Adventurers ready to lace up the boots and crack out the poles won’t be disappointed in these parts. There are more kilometers of breathtaking (sometimes literally) trail than you can shake a bottle of Prosecco at – but don’t do that!

You’ll find Dolomites day hikes that range up to soaring peaks with 360-degree vistas. There are hardcore treks that whisk walkers to remote mountain refugio