Dolomites
Brief itinerary of our visit.
We flew into München Airport. Here we met Alan. Mrs B `S Brother. Stayed the night in Mondsee in Austria. Next day, travelled to Millstätter. With stop in stunning Hallstadt. Next night in Niederdorf. Next we drived through the Dolomites to Dorf Tirol for 3 nights. Where visited Meran and Seiser Alm. Really enjoyed walking Up in the mountains there. Next day was Timmelsjoch Pass into Austria and onto Murnau for the last night and next day onto Münich for Return.
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Brief itinerary of our visit.
We flew into München Airport. Here we met Alan. Mrs B `S Brother. Stayed the night in Mondsee in Austria. Next day, travelled to Millstätter. With stop in stunning Hallstadt. Next night in Niederdorf. Next we drived through the Dolomites to Dorf Tirol for 3 nights. Where visited Meran and Seiser Alm. Really enjoyed walking Up in the mountains there. Next day was Timmelsjoch Pass into Austria and onto Murnau for the last night and next day onto Münich for Return.
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The Dolomites
After the snow melts, the mountain landscape morphs into lush green valley pastures and thick forests dotted with remote mountain huts and isolated villages, all set against a backdrop of the sharp rock formations of the Dolomites.
Mountain biking, trekking or climbing are the ideal ways to explore the countryside and there are a wide range of routes to suit people of all abilities and plenty of mountain restaurants to stop at for long leisurely lunches. Stay in quintessentially Italian rifugios, and get between them along trails, ladders and metal steps fixed into the rock faces that allow the non-climbers to experience some of the thrill of mountaineers in a much safer environment.
Index --Click on links below
Hallstatt
After the snow melts, the mountain landscape morphs into lush green valley pastures and thick forests dotted with remote mountain huts and isolated villages, all set against a backdrop of the sharp rock formations of the Dolomites.
Mountain biking, trekking or climbing are the ideal ways to explore the countryside and there are a wide range of routes to suit people of all abilities and plenty of mountain restaurants to stop at for long leisurely lunches. Stay in quintessentially Italian rifugios, and get between them along trails, ladders and metal steps fixed into the rock faces that allow the non-climbers to experience some of the thrill of mountaineers in a much safer environment.
Index --Click on links below
Hallstatt
Italian and German are the two languages predominantly spoken.When WWI ended, South Tyrol and Trentino were part of Austria, which explains why 75 percent of the region's population speaks German as their first language.
Hope you can enjoy my images of one of the most stunning mountain ranges in the world.
Since the Dolomites straddle the border between Austria and Italy, they were the location of some of the most ferocious battles of World War 1.
Nicknamed The Pale Mountains
Below are some images to give you a taster of our adventure.
Border between Austria and Italy
The Mountains are composed of a carbon-based mineral named dolomite.
Sensationally scenic part of northern Italy
December 2020
Time has passed.We still get the buzz of talking about our trip to the Dolomite's. Absolutely stunning. Hopefully we are going to return April 2021. Virus permitting. Fingers crossed
Sadly the Virus got worse and our travels were restricted to Scotland.
June 2022
Finally we went back at the Dolomites. We had great views from the village of Tiers. We were doing a special train trip round
Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Here are some of my images from our trip.
Time has passed.We still get the buzz of talking about our trip to the Dolomite's. Absolutely stunning. Hopefully we are going to return April 2021. Virus permitting. Fingers crossed
Sadly the Virus got worse and our travels were restricted to Scotland.
June 2022
Finally we went back at the Dolomites. We had great views from the village of Tiers. We were doing a special train trip round
Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Here are some of my images from our trip.
Did you know that the movies below filmed in the Dolomites.
- Pink Panther (1963)
- A Place for Lovers (1968)
- 007 For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Vacanze di Natale (1983)
- Cliffhanger (1992)
- Point Break (2015)
- Han Solo. A Star Wars Story (2018)
Sundown at Tiers
Great Travel Video presents the Dolomites--Have a look.