Imposing and silent, they dominate the area to the west of Cortina. These three sisters, grouped so close together but yet so different, are the great mountains of Cortina. There to be admired and discovered, their kingdom is a multitude of different visions which extends itself from the Cortina basin to Val Travenanzes.
Tofana di Rozes is the first of the three, perhaps the most impressive of all with its enormous South Face and magnificent leaning pillars. Tofana di Mezzo reigns supremely in the center, its 3244m peak capped by the 'arrow in the sky', the 'Freccia nel cielo', without a doubt one of the most panoramic cable cars in the Dolomites.
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These two stand shoulder to shoulder with the largest and wildest Tofane, the immense and almost completely isolated Tofana di Dentro.
The Tofana mountain chain is shrouded in history, quiet testament to the great hardship endured during the First World War. Innumerable paths lead into this environment that has, even today, remained wild and largely untouched.
This area is well-worth discovering, for on the history of mountaineering in the Dolomites is written over all its fantastic alpine walls. Long, airy vie ferratas wind their way up to the summits, from where steep gullys entice skiers in winter.
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