where are the dolomites in italy

The Dolomites are in northeastern Italy, in the eastern section of the northern Italian Alps.

Quick Scoop

• They stretch between the river Adige in the west and the Piave Valley in the east.

• Their northern and southern edges are roughly the Puster Valley (Val Pusteria) and the Valsugana (Sugana Valley).

• They lie across three Italian regions: Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, and Friuli Venezia Giulia.

• Provinces that contain the Dolomites include Belluno, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trento, Udine, Pordenone, plus small areas of Vicenza and Verona.

If you look at a map, you’ll find them east of the city of Bolzano/Bozen and north of Venice, forming some of the most dramatic peaks in the Italian Alps.