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A pet pig in San Vito di Cadore in the Dolomites, Italy.

San Vito di Cadore – holiday in the Dolomites

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René Seindal
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We spent a week in San Vito di Cadore and surroundings, hiking, eating and making photographs.

We were there in the early summer, just a bit before the start of the main season, so it wasn’t as crowded as it is in high season.

Below is a small selection of some of the things we saw.

One of the old station buildings along the now closed Dolomite Railroad, between Cortina and San Vito di Cadore.
One of the old station buildings along the now closed Dolomite Railroad.
Evening in San Vito di Cadore in the Dolomites with the mountains reflected in a lake
Evening in San Vito di Cadore in the Dolomites with the mountains reflected in a lake
An abandoned mountain refuge in the Dolomites, near San Vito di Cadore.
An abandoned mountain refuge in the Dolomites, near San Vito.
A view of the mountains close to the old station of San Vito di Cadore, in the Dolomites in Italy.
A view of the mountains close to the old train station of San Vito.
A pet pig in San Vito di Cadore in the Dolomites, Italy.
A pet pig in San Vito in the Dolomites, Italy.
The old station building of San Vito di Cadore on the now closed Dolomite Railway.
The old train station building on the now closed Dolomite Railway.
An abandoned Olympic ski jump hill near Cortina in the Dolomites in Italy.
An abandoned Olympic ski jump hill near Cortina in the Dolomites in Italy.
Detail of an abandoned Olympic ski jump hill near Cortina in the Dolomites in Italy.
Detail of an abandoned Olympic ski jump hill near Cortina in the Dolomites in Italy.
A view of the mountains close to the old station of San Vito di Cadore, in the Dolomites in Italy.
A view of the mountains close to the old station of San Vito, in the Dolomites in Italy.
How to have a beer in a mountain refuge in the Dolomites in Italy
How to have a beer in a mountain refuge in the Dolomites in Italy

A bit about San Vito di Cadore

San Vito di Cadore is a small village straddling the main road between Cortina and Cadore, at around one thousand meters above sea level. It is the home of at most a few thousand persons.

Its history goes back at least to the Middle Ages. The beautiful local church dates to the 13th century.

From the 1920s to the 1960s, there was a rail line between the two towns, and the chassé is now a walking and cycling path, mostly separate from the modern road. A series of old, very picturesque station buildings still stand along the road.

There’s a network of hiking paths heading up the mountain sides, and there are numerous ski facilities.

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