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July 09, 2022

Dolomite Mountains at night with the Milky Way, Italy

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Lighting up the Dolomites. Dolomites, Italy

Few places offer the opportunity to take in the Milky Way like the Dolomites. Far from cities and light pollution, and thousands of feet above sea level, the Dolomites offer a stunning, vibrant night sky above sheer, jagged peaks. Also known as the Pale Mountains, the Dolomites are named after the carbonate rock they are composed of, which was in turn named after 18th-century French geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, the first scientist to describe the mineral.

The Dolomite region in north-east Italy boasts more than 2,100 named mountains, including the ‘Queen of the Dolomites’, Marmolada, whose Punta Penía is the highest peak of the range. Nature lovers, hikers and climbers flock to the Dolomites in summer, and the slopes are dominated by skiers and snowboarders during the long winter months. One sure way to appreciate the Dolomites’ impressive peaks is to take a hot air balloon over the range.

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