Hilltop Hamlet

by Claudio Bacinello

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Hilltop Hamlet

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Claudio Bacinello

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Hilltop homes and church in the Italian alps near Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Featured in the Images of Europe gallery.

Cortina D'Ampezzo is situated at the top of the Valle del Boite in the Dolomites, and is positioned between Cadore (to the south) and the Puster Valley (to north), Val d' Ansiei (to east) and Agordo (to the west). It is encircled 360° by the Dolomites. Among the more famous mountains are Tofane to the west, Pomagagnon to the north, Cristallo to the northeast, Faloria and Sorapis to the east, and Becco di Mezzodì, Croda da Lago and Cinque Torri to south. The city centre is located at an elevation of 1,224 metres (4,016 ft), although the highest summit is that of the Tofana di Mezzo, which towers at 3,244 metres (10,643 ft). There is a significant water presence in the territory, in the form of torrents, streams and little lakes (Ghedina, Pianozes, d'Ajal), which fill particularly during the summer snow-melt season.

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October 28th, 2013

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