Area and Nature

The area stretches over 1300 km². The Ladin valleys are connected to each other over the following mountain passes: "Frea" (Passo Gardena, 2121 metres), "Sela" (Passo Sella, 2244 metres), "Ciaulonch" (Passo Campolongo, 1875 metres), "Pordoi" (Passo Pordoi, 2239 metres), "Valparola" (Passo Valparola, 2192 metres) and "Falzares" (Passo Falzarego, 2105 metres).

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The Dolomites

The Sella Group reigns in the heart of the Dolomites. The name "Dolomites" goes back to the French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801) who examined local sedimentary rock for the first time: dolomite. The mountains consist of chalk, rock of coral origin from the Triassic period, as well as volcanic rock.