San Cassiano ((1537 m.s.l.), at the foot of Mt. Lavarela, is a small town with the charm of a characteristic Dolomite mountain village with a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

Its upmarket hotels offer charm, well-being and gourmet cuisine and the pedestrian area is perfect for shopping.

Walks along the Armentarola valley, with its Alta Badia cross country skiing centre provide breath-taking, spectacular sunsets which tinge the Dolomites with pink.

Population: 859

Attractions:

• the larch forest trail
• the Klaus and Dorothea von der Flühe meditation walk
• the First World War in the Dolomites sites at Mount Lagazuoi and Mount Störes
• the "Trù liösa Foram" sledging slope from Piz Sorega to San Cassiano
• the Alta Badia - Armentarola cross country skiing center

Photographic symbol: Mount Lavarela, especially at sunset