Dolomites

THE TOWNS · 1563 M

Selva di Val Gardena

First lifts, long dinners.

Alpine scene in the Italian Dolomites

In winter

Selva is where Val Gardena gets down to business. The Sellaronda leaves from the doorstep, the Ciampinoi drags you out early, and the evening rewards the effort with Ladin cooking and a nightcap that tastes of pine.

In summer

Summer opens the Vallunga, a valley so composed it looks drawn, plus lift-served hikes under the Sassolungo and passes that beg for an early start.

Stay & table

Ski-in ambitions live here. Choose the house by its distance to the lift you actually intend to use, then let the spa handle the rest.

Specific houses, tables and openings are covered in the Journal, with facts checked and dated.