ZONES MAP
ZONES 
Dino Buzzati, The Glass Mountains, 1956
Nine zones of outstanding universal value
The mountain system of Pelmo and Croda da Lago overlooks from its imposing height a vast strip of land stretching from Monte Penna to the Giau Pass in the province of Belluno, and its rocky fortresses and pinnacles tell a thousand-year-old-story...More >
This vast and dramatically beautiful area, somewhat resembling a horseshoe in shape, offers a varied landscape made of unspoilt areas and narrow valleys, pastures and pinnacles, between the provinces of Belluno and Trento...More >
This vast mountain system offers an unusually magnificent scenery. The fourth group, located in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, is the wildest and the most unspoiled of the nine and shows off all its mysterious beauty in the silent valleys and imposing ramparts...More >
The largest of the nine areas making up the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site stretches between the provinces of Belluno and Bolzano and includes renowned mountain ranges, beautiful Alpine tarns and high pinnacles rising from rocky plateaus containing fossils...More >
Located in the region of South Tyrol, this sixth area is the best example of typical Dolomite Landscape: pale colored imposing massifs, jagged peaks, rocky ramparts, karst plateaus, crystal clear tarns, thick dark forests, lush green pastures...More >
Among the most complex and beautiful of the Dolomites, this system rises between the provinces of Bolzano and Trento. Its distinctive, exceptionally beautiful mountain shapes with sharp pointed peaks, jagged towers and vast rocky faces changing color at the sunset are famous all over the world...More >
Quite different from the other areas, this canyon is located in South Tyrol, south of Bolzano. The deep gorge carved by a river over the millennia is like an illustrated book of the geological history of the Dolomites...More >
This dramatic mountain range, the last one included as part of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only one rising west of the Adige River in the Trentino region, forms an isolated cathedral of Dolomite bedrock shaped into sharp pinnacles...More >
