Ski Holidays in Cortina, Italy
Cortina, known as the Pearl of the Dolomites is one of the top Italian ski resorts and sits in the same exclusivity bracket as Courchevel, St Moritz and Lech/Zurs. This is where affluent Italians head and is the location of many a second home. There is some of the most awesome scenery anywhere in the ski world, with great ambience in a classically Italian context, with shops, cafés, restaurants and hotels to rival the very best. Cortina is also a genuinely pretty town, with lots of activities for non-skiers.
There are superb, well-groomed pistes for beginners and intermediates to enjoy on their ski holidays in Cortina, slopes are guaranteed to be perfectly groomed, 90% of them with snow making facilities. The local skiing for those on ski holidays in Cortina is extensive and varied with other resorts such as S.Cassiano and Corvara in the Dolomiti Superski area easily reached from the Falzarego pass.
Après Ski for Ski Holidays in Cortina
Hotel de la Poste or the Enoteca or Osteria Wine Bars for aperitifs · Try the Clipper Bar and the American Bar in the centre of town. Night owls will favour the Blu Room or Hyppo discos.
Activities for Ski Holidays in Cortina
· Horse riding · Indoor tennis · Tobogganing · Cross-country skiing · Ice skating · Ice hockey · Curling · Ice disco dancing · Dog sledding · Taxi Bob in a four man bobsleigh with driver and brakeman (until end of Jan) · Snow rafting
Eating out on Ski Holidays in Cortina
Well over 40 restaurants cater for all tastes and budgets · Croda Café, La Perla, Ariston or Tre Cime for super pizzas. Le Cinque Torri owned by Olympic skier Kristian Ghedina for excellent pasta dishes, Beppe Sello, El Toula or Leone e Anna for more luxury.
Other amenities for Ski Holidays in Cortina
· Superb shopping · Visit to Venice · Local market · Art gallery · Cinema