Cortina d'Ampezzo

The Dolomites are fossil coral reefs uplifted into vertical towers, and the rock's magnesium content makes it glow red at sunset — the enrosadira, which locals treat as a daily event. Cortina hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics, will co-host in 2026, and the via ferrata routes on the surrounding walls were first strung as military paths in the First World War.