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Cortina d’Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy

Cortina Olympic City – Exploring the Olympic Heart of Cortina

A walking tour through the Alpine town where Olympic memory meets the future of Milano Cortina 2026.

Explore Cortina d’Ampezzo through the stories of the 1956 Winter Olympics, legendary athletes, UNESCO Dolomites landscapes and the Olympic spirit returning in 2026.

Duration
40 min
Format
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Route view Cortina Olympic City – Exploring the Olympic Heart of Cortina

Cortina d’Ampezzo

What you will notice

Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of the symbolic hearts of the Winter Olympics in Italy. This walking tour presents the town through the stories that made it famous: the 1956 Winter Games, the rise of Olympic television, the glamour of Alpine tourism, the athletes who became legends and the Dolomites that frame every step.

The route is designed as a compact editorial introduction to Cortina’s Olympic identity. It moves through the historic centre while connecting sport, landscape, media, memory and the future of Milano Cortina 2026.

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  • Discover how the 1956 Winter Olympics turned Cortina into a global Alpine icon
  • Follow stories of sport, media, glamour and fair play through the historic centre
  • See how the Dolomites shape Cortina’s identity, landscape and Olympic legacy

Cortina d’Ampezzo

Main stops

A concise preview of what you will hear along the walk.

  1. 01

    Cortina d’Ampezzo: The First Televised Winter Olympics

    Begin in Piazza Angelo Dibona with Cortina’s transformation from Alpine town to worldwide Olympic stage in 1956.

  2. 02

    Italian Heroism: Iconic Olympic Stories

    A stop focused on athletes, fair play, sacrifice and the human values behind Olympic memory.

  3. 03

    Glamour on Ice

    Explore how fashion, cinema, media and international attention helped shape Cortina’s elegant public image.

  4. 04

    The Greatest Athletes of All Time

    Meet the champions whose stories became part of Cortina’s sporting mythology.

  5. 05

    The Dolomites: A UNESCO Landscape

    Shift from competition to landscape, with the Dolomites as the natural stage of Cortina’s Olympic identity.

  6. 06

    Eugenio Monti: The Red Rocket of Cortina

    A tribute to one of Cortina’s defining athletes and to the sportsmanship that made him an Olympic symbol.

  7. 07

    Where the Olympic Spirit Lives On

    Close the walk by connecting Cortina’s Olympic past with the legacy and preparations for 2026.

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