The Dolomites of San Martino di Castrozza

The most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Dolomites

“With their multitude of rock walls, towers, peaks, ranges and ridges, the Dolomites are an irresistible attraction for anyone who loves mountains. Their imaginative and changeable shape, the continual changing of the colours, the contrast between the gentle meadows and the verticality of the rock face create a charming picture that knows no equals”.

This declaration of love for the Dolomites comes from one of the greatest mountain lovers and experts, Reinhold Messner, and if he says it, you have to believe him, right?

Exploring these mountains

The Dolomites are luminous and colourful fairy tale-like mountains that were architecturally shaped and formed over 205 millions years ago by a primordial sea, and are made up of the remains of fossilized coral reefs, today rising up into the sky for more than 3000 metres

Their name comes from from the French Naturist Déodat de Dolomieu who was the first to study this kind of rock.

Why the pale mountains?

The Dolomites are also known as the “Pale Mountains” due to the translucent texture that they take on in the moonlight, while at sunset – in summer especially – they become tinged with inflamed red during Enrosadira – Alpenglow – the famous phenomenon that paints the peaks of the Dolomites pink.

San Martino Pala Mountain Range

Let yourself be enthralled by the magic of the San Martino Pala Mountains, the largest mountain range in the Dolomites. Wherever you turn, there they are, touching the sky. The famous mountains, from Cimon della Pala to Vezzana, from Rosetta to Pala, from Sass Maor to Madonna.
But the part that fascinates everyone, especially today is the Pale Plateau: a moon-like place, a mysterious plateau of stone suspended 2,700 metres high, a thrill you just have to take in.

The Dolomites became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2009, which is an additional reason for organising a holiday in a San Martino di Castrozza hotel.

Amazing

"We stayed in this hotel for a week between the 22nd and 29th December and absolutely loved everything about it!! Amazing welcome by the owners and amazing care in every little detail. Our Christmas family holiday was just perfect. The rooms were really spacious and extremely clean. Breakfast and dinner were of high standards and ALL the members of staff excellent! As you walked into the hotel there was an amazing good smell of cinnamon and Christmas. All the communal areas were beautifully decorated for Christmas and at all times extremely clean. There is a very nice kids area with a Wii station and a very good soft Area. On Christmas Eve Father Christmas payed us a visit and all the kids were very excited!! The location was perfect and very central. I would definitely recommend this place both for a winter and a summer holiday! Thank you everyone at Hotel Letizia for an amazing holiday! "

MaggiPamy |Locorotondo, Italia
06/11/2020