The Dolomites
The site of the Dolomites comprises a mountain
range in the northern Italian Alps, numbering 18 peaks which rise to
above 3,000 metres and cover 141,903 ha. It features some of the most
beautiful mountain landscapes anywhere, with vertical walls, sheer
cliffs and a high density of narrow, deep and long valleys. A serial
property of nine areas that present a diversity of spectacular
landscapes of international significance for geomorphology marked by
steeples, pinnacles and rock walls, the site also contains glacial
landforms and karst systems. It is characterized by dynamic processes
with frequent landslides, floods and avalanches. The property also
features one of the best examples of the preservation of Mesozoic
carbonate platform systems, with fossil records.