Description
The Dolomites are not a continuous chain of peaks but rather nine separate mountain ranges divided by valleys, rivers and other mountain groups. Trentino is home to a significant part of these extraordinary mountains, which it shares with Veneto, South Tyrol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
The 142,000 hectares that make up this UNESCO World Heritage Site form a sort of archipelago, spread across a much larger Alpine area and divided between five provinces (the provinces of Belluno, Bolzano, Pordenone, Trento and Udine, and the regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto).
The areas within the Trentino territory are the Marmolada, the Pale di San Martino and the Vette Feltrine, the Catenaccio and the Latemar, and the Brenta Dolomites.
On 13 May 2010, following on from the specific commitment made to UNESCO to ensure the effective and coordinated management of the Dolomites World Heritage Site, the provinces and regions involved (the provinces of Belluno, Bolzano, Pordenone, Trento and Udine, and the two regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto) establishedthe Fondazione Dolomiti – Dolomiten – Dolomites – Dolomitis UNESCO.
The Foundation is tasked with promoting communication and collaboration between the local authorities that manage and administer – each in accordance with its own legal framework – the territory designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Administrative and management powers therefore remain the prerogative of the provinces and regions, in accordance with current legislation, whilst the Foundation plays a fundamental coordinating role in harmonising the management policies for the Dolomites site, with the aim of developing a shared strategy, known as ‘Comprehensive Management Strategy for the Site’.
“NOI DOLOMITI”, on TV and online: a wealth of stories from the Dolomites
See all the videos from NOI DOLOMITI, the communication initiative by the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation, conceived and produced by journalist Giambattista Zampieri to tell the stories of those who live and work in the areas recognised as a World Heritage Site and in the valleys that connect them.
The Dolomites in easy-to-read language
Download the booklet here, which describes the Dolomites in easy-to-read language, accessible even to those with reading difficulties or learning disabilities.
