Alta Badia: Corvara

Placed in a wide and sunny plain at the very foot of the massif of the Sassongher, at 1568 metres high on the sea level, Corvara can be defined the cradle of Alta Badia tourism.
Already during the second half of the 18th century some local youths started climbing the nearby mountains and leading there the first tourists - at that time called 'forestieri' (foreigners). After the First World War, precisely in 1938, the firs ski school was opened and the sledge-lift of the Col Alto was built (this last was replaced in 1947 by the first chair lift in Italy). This marked the beginning of winter tourism in the Valley.
Top quality infrastructure, together with the professionality of tourist operators; have turned Corvara into one o the most appreciated winter resort of the whole Alps.
Not to be missed is the panorama from the plateau of the Pralongià: from the Marmolada to the Austrian mountains, through the majestic peaks of the Dolomites.

Corvara Tourist Association:
- Tel. +39 0471 836176
- Fax +39 0471 836540

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