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The Belluno Dolomites in autumn: where to go and when

Larch and beech colour, the stag rut in the Cansiglio, mushrooms and chestnuts, what closes and when: a real guide to autumn in the Belluno Dolomites, with climate data and the actual rules.
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Belluno Dolomites National Park: what to see and how to visit it

The only national park entirely within the Veneto: 31,000 hectares, 15 municipalities, a quarter of Italy’s flora. Cadini del Brenton, Val Canzoi, Piani Eterni, paths, rules and how to get there.
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The Alta Via trails of the Dolomites: which one to walk

Nine numbered long-distance routes, eight of them crossing the province of Belluno. Distances, stages, grades, huts and 2026 hut prices, and which three are the quietest.
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Rifugio 7° Alpini: hiking to the hut below the Schiara, and the story behind its name

A complete guide to Rifugio 7° Alpini (1,502 m) beneath the south face of the Schiara: how to hike up from Case Bortot on CAI trail 501, ascent, times and difficulty — and the story of its name, from 735 mule journeys to Dino Buzzati’s 1951 report.
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The lakes of the Belluno Dolomites: 10 worth the journey

Ten lakes in the province of Belluno, from the turquoise of Sorapis to Misurina beneath the Tre Cime: figures, access, trails, swimming rules and honest warnings.
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An Interactive Flight over the Dolomites!

Dolomitization: discover the Dolomites, while having fun! Dolomitization is an interactive game for discovering the Dolomites. It was created on commission from[…]
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Katharina Zeller: No to the Tricolour Sash… But Yes to the State’s Money?

The gesture of Merano's newly elected mayor Katharina Zeller, who refused the tricolour sash, reignites the debate on the special autonomy of Trentino-Alto Adige and on Article 116 of the Constitution, 75 years after it came into force.
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The Province We’d Like (Perhaps Autonomous)

After the provincial vote: a ruling class unable to govern itself, while fifty million euros a year are on the table.
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From Montecitorio to the Administrative Court

A century ago Italy's liberal bourgeoisie built institutions: the Forestry Corps, national parks, forestry laws. Today, faced with a hundred lime trees on a Veneto street, people turn to the Administrative Court within 24 hours. A comparison between two opposite ways of understanding civic passion for nature and territory.
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The Heroes of the Marmolada

The historic feats of Ettore Castiglioni and Gian Battista Vinatzer, more than 80 years on.
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