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culturonda® dolomythos 12 ways to explore culture and customs in the dolomites

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your first cultural experience reading directions for a tour through this brochure 1 leafitthroughlikeapicturebook.forwardandbackward­justasyouplease 2 youwillsee,inthedolomitescultureisfarmorethanconqueringmountaintops ormakingmerryinahut.

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3 nowdeepenyourimpressions.onthefollowingpagesyoufindlinksfor internetresearchandreadingtips thattestifytothetightconnectionbetweencultureandfeelingofbeing aliveinthedolomites 4 themapattheendofthebrochureshows40culturalexperiencepoints your second cultural experience travelling

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culturonda® dolomythos 12 ways to experience culture in the dolomites therewasatime,whenclimbingwasarealfrivolity.whatsenseshould climbingamountainhave?wasthereenoughairtobreathehighupinthe mountains?eveninthedolomitesthemountainpeopledidn treallywantto gouptherejustforfun.itwasthetownspeoplewhodiscoveredthispassion thusprettyweirdropepartiescametohanginthemountains:withtourists lookingatthepeak,andguideslookingforcrystalsandchamois.thefirstmadethedolomitesworld-famous,thesecondmadealivingoutofthem 200yearsagothemountainslosttheirfrightandturnedintoapopular recreationalspace.thehighdolomitesvalleyswereopenedupand explored,grandhotelsofferedcomfortwithaview,onemountaintopwas sportilyconqueredafteranother.graduallythebleachmountains­thus thedolomitesarecalledfromtimeimmemorial­revealedtheirsecrets andunfoldedamultifacetedlifeandculturehistory.accordingtoreinhold messnertheyarethemostbeautifulmountainsintheworld.in2009 thedolomitesweredesignatedaunescoworldnaturalheritagesite 250millionyearsofmovedgeologyformedthenaturalwonderdolomites

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outofcoralreefs.theregionhasbeenpopulatedsincetheironage raetians,romans,lombardslefttheirtraces,duringworldwariaustria anditalytracedtheirarmedfrontthroughthemountains.theirlonglasting conquerors aretheladins,themostancientpopulationof thedolomitesandtodaythethirdsouthtyroleanlanguagegroup formillenniumsthemountainshavebeentheirworld,bothasgod s creationandasdevil shandiwork.hundredsoflegendsaboutwitches wildmen,mysteriousmagickingdomsgiveakeytoeverydaylifein thisworldthatwasdominatedbythepowerofnatureforlong culturondadolomythoswantstoforwardthisspecialcultural experienceinthebleakmountains,andforthisreasonithaschosen twelveexperiencethemes.withculturondadolomythosthosewho wishnotonlytoenjoythesuperblandscapebutalsotounderstand thepeopleandthemythsofthedolomitesfindacompactaccessto thishigh-contrastsouthtyroleanculturallandscape.

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|atripintoprimevaltimes:www.bletterbach.info

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|therosegardenofkinglaurin:www.rosengarten-latemar.com

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|alinkbetweennorthandsouth:www.suedtirol.info/handicraft

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|theminnesingerofthedolomites:www.wolkenstein-gesellschaft.com

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|legendsofthedolomites:www.suedtirol.info/legends

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|theevolutionoftourisminthedolomites:www.grandhotel-toblach.com

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|thepioneersofmountaineering:www.touriseum.it

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|thefrontsofworldwari:www.lagazuoi5torri.dolomiti.org

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|mountainlakesandplayofcolours:www.valledibraies.info

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|thedolomitesamongmountains,peoples,languages:www.altabadia.org

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