What the FAQ: the Dolomites
WHY ARE THEY CALLED DOLOMITES?
His name is a tribute to Déodat de Dolomie u, the 18th-century French geologist who studied the composition of limestone rock (of marine origin), known as dolomite.
SO, THE DOLOMITES HAVE MARINE ORIGIN?
Yes that's how it is. Millions of years ago They were a reef that emerged from the sea, That is why they are made up of fragments of shells, corals... and also fossils.
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IS IT TRUE THAT THEY CHANGE COLOR?
If true. This phenomenon, which is called rose pot , makes the mountains of the Dolomites turn red at sunset; something that is due to the chemical composition of the dolomite stone.
WHAT IS YOUR HIGHEST PEAK?
La Marmolada, with 3,343m . In the mountain there are a total of eighteen peaks of more than 3,000 meters.
WHY ARE SOME MOUNTAINS HOLED?
During the First World War, soldiers from both armies barricaded themselves in these mountains, in kilometers of excavated tunnels , where kitchens, infirmaries, bedrooms were arranged. The Austrians occupied the north face of the glacier; the italians the south face. To this day, human remains from that time are still being found, thrown by the thaw.
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WHAT IS THAT LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK HERE, NEITHER ITALIAN NOR GERMAN?
Is he ladin language, a Rhaeto-Romance language with origins in Vulgar Latin, with different variants in each valley.
WHICH CITY IS KNOWN AS "THE PEARL OF THE DOLOMITES"?
To Cortina d'Ampezzo.
IS IT TRUE THAT THE LARGEST 'SKI RESORT' IN THE WORLD IS HERE?
Yes, with more than 1,200 skiable kilometers divided into 12 areas and 450 lifts and which can be accessed with a single pass: the dolomiti superski pass, which starts at 33 euros/day.
The snow in the Dolomites: an incomparable spectacle