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Dolomites Description
Regions: Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto

Provinces: Bolzano (BZ), Trento (TN) and Belluno (BL)

Situation and importance

The Dolomites are a range of mountains in the eastern part of the Alps, situated in northern Italy, actually in the Alto Adige - east of Bolzano and Trento. The magnificent range of mountains called the Dolomites after the French geologist Dieudonneà (or Deàodat) Dolomieu (1750-1801) is one of the most beautiful and most visited parts of the Alps. Taken in its widest sense, the range is bounded by the rivers Isarco, Adige, Brenta, Piave and Rienza. Scattered among the mountains are beautiful little lakes, including the Lago di Braies, Lago di Carezza, Lago di Misurina, Lago di Landria and Lago
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