Made in Dolomiti 2026 in Belluno: food, crafts and traditions in Piazza dei Martiri
On Sunday 13 September 2026 Piazza dei Martiri hosts the seventh edition of Made in Dolomiti: a farm and craft market, Pro Loco food stands, a parade, cheese tastings and guided tours of Belluno. Saturday 12 opens with Cicchetti in Piazza.
Read MoreSe Desmonteghea 2026: Falcade Celebrates the Return from the Alpine Pastures
From 25 to 27 September 2026 Falcade holds the 22nd Se Desmonteghea: decorated herds walking down through the village, over 100 local stalls, malga cooking, folk groups and the Ladin culture of the Biois Valley. This edition is dedicated to the Carnivals of the valleys.
Read MoreFèŝta de ra Bàndes 2026: Cortina Comes Alive with Music and Tradition
For one week every August, Cortina d’Ampezzo stops being a ski resort and becomes a village that plays. The 48th Fèŝta de ra Bàndes brings over 25 bands and folk groups to town, ending with a grand parade along Corso Italia on Sunday 30 August.
Read MoreFalzarego Pass: why is it called that? Not the “false king”, but the sickle
Everyone knows Falzarego means “false king”. The sources say otherwise: behind the Ampezzan name El Fouzàrgo lies fòuze, “sickle”. Etymology and legend, kept apart.
Read MoreWhy is it called Passo Giau? The ancient meaning behind the name
Four letters and two thousand years. The name of the Passo Giau commemorates no saint and no family: it simply says what the place is. From Latin iŭgum to the Ladin forms giou and giau, the story of a pass that was a crossing, a pasture and a contested border.
Read MorePasso Staulanza: why is it called that? The story of the Zoldo stavoli
The name Staulanza comes from «stavolo», the seasonal high-mountain dwelling that made it possible to live and work on the pastures for part of the year. The Treccani documents it and explicitly names the pass: behind a col crossed today by cars and bicycles survives the memory of the working mountain.
Read MoreCarnival in the Dolomites
Carnival in the Dolomites, unusual and distinctive, with wooden masks sporting large moustaches, cowbells and sorghum brooms and[…]
Read MoreThe Transhumance in Valbelluna
🐑 In the Belluno Dolomites: an ancient ritual of nature, work, and memory Every year, between late spring and early...
Read MorePastìn and polenta: what pastìn is and how to cook it
Pastìn (also spelled pastìm) is a speciality of the province of Belluno, in the Italian Dolomites: a fresh mixture of...
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