Passo Pordoi - Canazei (TN) and Livinallongo del Col di Lana (BL) - Val di Fassa and Valle di Fodom - Dolomites - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Border between Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige
- Tuttitaly
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min read
It is one of the world’s most iconic and captivating Alpine passes, as well as a natural and skiing paradise that is part of the Sellaronda circuit. Situated at an altitude of 2,239 meters, it lies where a tropical sea once existed 240 million years ago a sea whose coral reefs now form the towering walls of the Sella massif. Its development was driven by the pioneer Maria Piaz, who conceived the famous cable car to Sass Pordoi. The pass is the most iconic climb of the Giro d'Italia... #tuttitaly
Passo Pordoi - Canazei (TN) and Livinallongo del Col di Lana (BL) - Val di Fassa and Valle di Fodom - Dolomites - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Border between Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige
The Passo Pordoi, inserted between Sass Pordoi and Sass Becé, is one of the four passes of the Strada Delle Dolomiti, built in the early 1900s to connect Bolzano with Cortina and thus favor the tourist development of the Ladin valleys.
Important pages of our history are linked to Pordoi.
The battles of the First World War have left us as a testimony to the German ossuary, which houses the remains of fallen soldiers.
Maria Piaz, sister of the famous mountaineer Tita Piaz, was a tourism pioneer in this area.
The Passo Pordoi was the backdrop to numerous stages of the Giro d’Italia. In memory of this, we find the monument to Fausto Coppi, the most beloved rider of the golden age of cycling. He had this Alpine pass as a stage arrival several times.
Summer is a privileged starting point for challenging hikes via ferratas or comfortable walks, such as the Viel dal Pan, an ancient route used by bread traders on their business trips between Veneto and Trentino.
From the pass, you can reach the Boé Group thanks to a modern cable car, which in a few minutes takes you to the 2950 meters of Sass Pordoi. The gaze is lost at 360 ° over the entire Alpine arc.
In winter, the areas adjacent to the pass, part of the Dolomiti Superski and the Sellaronda, offer various ski lifts to reach splendid ski slopes.
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Passo Pordoi - Canazei (TN) and Livinallongo del Col di Lana (BL) - Val di Fassa and Valle di Fodom - Dolomites - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Border between Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige
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