the Dolomites, stone cathedrals. Photo Gallery by marie-jose wolff at pbase.com

the Dolomites, stone cathedrals.

About the Dolomites :
this is what most people who have been in the presence of these gigantic rock formations say. Compared to other mountains: brighter, more colorful, more monumental, and seeming to be architecturally inspired. Formed 200 millions years ago out of the primeval ocean, today they reach 3.000 metres into the sky. Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801) discovered and defined the unique composition of the stone, giving the mountains their name. Now they are among the UNESCO nominees for consideration as natural heritage sites.
more about Dolomites : < http://www.dolomiti.org/dengl/welcome.html
and : < http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1237/

new additions, july 2013

september snow	the road from Alsace to the Dolomites.	Alsace	alsace # 2
Austria, through the tunnel.	the end of the tunnel (Austria)	tunnel	sp
a church in Austria.	Austria, not far from Innsbruck	Italy, Alto Adige	rainy Dolomites
around the Marmolada glacier.	around the Marmolada mountain. # 2	around the Marmolada # 3	around the Marmolada # 5
alpine flowers	campanula	Lago di Fedaia	canazei
Canazei, Church	a hotel in Canazei	Canazei, the old village	Canazei, old house
balcony	s.p.	our lovely little hotel	Lago Coldaī,
start of our first walk to Coldaī lake.	the way to lago Coldaī	monte Pelmo alt. 3168 m	pasture
pasture # 2	refugio Coldaī	inside the sheltter	way to the lake Coldaī
where's the path to the lake?	reaching the other side.	Lake Coldaī	lovely kids
lovely kids 2	Coldaī lake	Coldaī lake	kids playing
lake Coldaī	Lago Coldaī	lago Coldaī alt. 2143 m.	Lake Coldaī
enjoying the last sunrays	sunny Dolomites	Monte Pelmo alt 3168 m	Monte Pelmo
dolomites # 8	Monte Pelmo, a fascinating mountain!	Monte Pelmo alt 3168 m	un mélčze
Dolomites # 9	panorama	cloudy	Dolomites # 10
God's Throne, Monte Pelmo	fir and larch	touching the sky.	dolomites
Lago Coldaī, once more	Lago Coldaī,	stone Cathedrals	isn't this a lovely little cottage?
Theo	Monte Pelmo	sp	SP
shady and cloudy	Lago Alleghe	rugged rocks..	old goat
rugged rocks....	Monte Civetta, alt 3220 m.	touching the sky	Passo Giau
Passo Giau	Passo Giau	Passo giau, Alt. 2240 m.
attends-moi, chéri!	hiking	my lovely sherpa	unstable rocks
dolomites	la Civetta, au fond.	the way to Averau	I don't know the name of this summit...
the way to Averau		Nuvolau	drying my wet shirt ..
Averau	Averau shelter	Averau shelter	Monte Tofana
cinque torri	on my left side...	nuvolau	a mineral world
Lagazuoi	moutons	stone walls	moutons # 2
moutons # 3	Monte Civetta alt 3220 m	dolomites	evening light
Passo Giau	a walk in Val Ombretta	Passo Giau	a mineral world....
Tofane & Cinque Torri	val ombretta	Rifugio O. Falier	reading with goats
lovely little goats.	strange clouds	strange signs in the sky	a cross in the sky.
start of our third walk	Val ombretta # 6	val ombretta, pasture	Val ombretta # 4
Val ombretta #3	les mélčzes	Val ombretta # 7	very steep!
sorry, I don't know the name of this peack...	gentiane	Way of the Cross in the forest	lovely decorations
le soir	Marmolada glacier, the Queen of the Dolomites	Marmolada glacier	Marmolada glacier # 4
Marmolada glacier # 5	Piz Boč alt. 3152 m	le glacier	gruppo Sella.
Ghiacciaio della Marmolada	start of our third walk	view from the Marmolada glacier.	sharp teeth
passo pordoī	passo pordoī	passo pordoī	the pordoī pass
la pente colorée.	pordoī pass	pordoī pass #3	in the clouds.
Area of eagles	a nice path	hikers	Sella group
Sella group # 2	mountain house in Caprile	Caprile.	pordoī pass # 4
the north face of the glacier.	chardon	Sella group # 3	pordoī pass # 5
Piz Boč alt. 3152 m.	pordoī pass # 6	pordoī pass # 7	pordoī pass # 8
Jeuf de Pordoi, Passo Pordoi, Pordoi Joch.	Rifugio	cheers!	passo Pordoī
IMG_2862.JPG	Sella group # 4	finocchio - fennel	Sasso lungo
Sella group # 5	windy sp	Pordoī	the suffering Christ
little path	nearby Cortina d'Ampezzo.	good night...	selva pass
gentianes	Val Gardena	Sassolungo 3181 m. alt.	Selva di Val Gardena
my lovely cottage	detail of the hut.	hütte	the balcony
a lovely pair!	balcony detail	Paso di Gardena	Grödner Joch
colchicum	Val gardena	the way to Selva pass.	passo Gardena
passo Gardena #2	3 names for one village	Selva di Val Gardena, Wolkenstein, Selvä.	Sassolungo.
Selva di Val Gardena	Val Gardena # 3	Val Gardena # 4	passo Gardena # 3
dans les nuages.	passo Pordoī	our lovely B&B	walk to the Gardena pass
passo Gardena # 5	cascade	passo Gardena # 6	start of our last walk.
our last walk...	stormy weather	last walk # 2	a steep and rocky path
atteindre l'autre coté.	a rugged path # 2	a rugged path	reaching the other side
the other side.	the pink wall.	the pink wall # 2.	the way of our last walk.
last walk # 3	last walk # 4	reaching the other side...the Alta Badia valley.	last walk # 5
last walk # 6	the gate.	another world	Christ on the cross.
in distance you can see the Alpe di Siusi	another planet?	a wild world	stormy weather
lake	crespeina lech	crespeina lech # 2	looking for the other side?
hiking path nr 2	stormy weather	thunderstorm!!	a mineral world
thunderstorm # 2	sassongher	which way?	stormy weather #3
high cliffs	cliffs #2	a black sheep in the herd.	nice encounter
the way to Colfosco	the way to Colfosco.	walk under stormy weather	Val Badia
the way to Colfosco #3.	sept 14, first snow	Colfosco, Kolfuschg, Calfosch	Rifugio Edelweiss, Colfosco.
it's time to...	the way to Colfosco	Colfosco, Kolfuschg, Calfosch	sasssongher
the way to Bolzano	Bolzano- Bozen	Bolzano- Bozen #2	Bolzano : windows
Bolzano- Bozen #3	Bolzano- Bozen #5	IMG_2274.JPG	Bolzano, windows
Bolzano # 6	les volets clos.	Bolzano- Bozen # 6	Selva di Val Gardena
Selva di Val Gardena	Sella pass	Sella pass # 2	Sella pass# 3 the dark side
passo Fedaia alt 2057 m. Marmolada glacier 3343 alt	room with a view	le Tofane alt 3244m.	maintenance and repair of trails
Rifugio Lagazuoi alt 2752	le Tofane	the path is under snow	traces of World War 1
nearby rifugio lagazuoi	le Tofane, fascinating mountain	traces of a battle	traces of World War 1
very high up	Sono il re delle montagne	a little bit freshness	we approach the sky
at the top	a steep ski slope ;-)	anemones at alt 2700 m.	it's time to go down
hell or paradise?	down to Falzarego pass	la descente	la descente vers le col
a hole through the cloud	time to go down	the way down	lago Carezza
Latemar	lago Carezza #2	is it a kind of anemones?	Latemar
due fiori viola	Latemar #2	les mélčzes	the dark forest
latemar #'4	carezza forest	la petite fleur bleue	col di Lastč
vecchia casetta di legno	una giornata di pioggia	wet grass	piove un po '
la piccola capanna di legno	arnica?	un bosco di larici	the old cottage
col di Lastč #3	giglio, wild lily	the easiest way to climb the mountain,	another day, another hike
Rosengarten towers	Catinaccio - Rosengarten	young hikers	Rosengarten
anémones alt 2200 m.	admiring the Vajolet towers	Madona on Vajolet towers	stormy
shelter alt.2243 m	la discesa nella valle	la descente	rhododendrons
Passo San Pellegrino, alt. 1918 m	San Pellegrino pass	pino, larice e rododendro	a steep climb
another kind of anemones	first sign of spring :-)	col de la Palue	colle de le Palue
the other side of the pass	lichen	pond	stormy Dolomites
les mélčzes	rhododendrons	the beauty of a larch forest	sagome di larice
a small mountain valley	col San Pellegrino

Zeeby		21-Aug-2013 09:04
A beautiful gallery and fantastic guide to these wonderful mountains! VBV

lovediary		13-Aug-2013 18:36
great series, love your composition, amazing work. V

Hugh Rooney		13-Aug-2013 07:30
Great gallery..been there a long time ago...this gallery makes me want to go back..VVV

Tom LeRoy		12-Aug-2013 16:11
Fantastic images of a great variety of your vacations in this beautiful mountain range! BV

claude		10-Aug-2013 16:01
Une belle galerie qui donne des envies de voyage !

rene hoff		07-Aug-2013 08:19
Un peu d'air frais des Alpages ça fait du bien, belle série d'images V

Being Me		03-Aug-2013 12:41
fantastic gallery

Lieve Snellings		03-Aug-2013 02:14
what an amazing gallery ! I for sure come back to walk here again... great work ! V

carlogalliani		02-Aug-2013 16:44
Excellent gallery !

jychamberland		28-Jul-2013 23:12
un regal pour les yeux de parcourir cette collection!

John Barreiro		24-Jul-2013 23:35
A wonderfully enjoyable collection of fine images of a fabulous place. V

John Hamers		17-Jul-2013 21:51
Great gallery of this impressive and beautiful mountain area, wonderful images !!V

joseantonio		14-Jul-2013 10:11
an area I would love to visit, some day. Your images are really amazing and the views all around are simply magnificent.V.

Guest		21-Mar-2010 12:35
Quel endroit magnifique superbement photographié.Cette gallerie donne envie d'aller y randonner.V

Gordon W		20-Feb-2010 10:13
Beautifully shot photos of a strikingly beautiful place! Would love to visit these mountains some day.

Roland		14-Feb-2010 18:10
An outstanding gallery of a broad variety of images in this mountainous garden of Eden.

Lieve Snellings		05-Feb-2010 13:18
such a beautiful gallery ! V

Rob Legeland		04-Feb-2010 22:55
Beautiful set of images of one of the most impressive mountain ranges that I know. Now know for sure... I need to return some day. Big vote!

Tim van Woensel		04-Feb-2010 08:01
What a spectacular mountain area. I really would love to go there someday. Thanks for sharing these.

1moremile		31-Jan-2010 23:36
I'm not good with words, but I think a lot of these photos are truly amazing. V.

Buba Jafarli		11-Jan-2010 16:11
Ottima gallery indeed! Bravo, Marie-Jose! Enjoyed and voted!

Antonio Ruggiero		07-Jan-2010 17:08
Ottima Gallery....Bravo.....V

Norbert Fortelny		06-Jan-2010 13:20
Great gallery. Congratulations to a beautiful trip with perfect weather.

123		29-Dec-2009 23:28
Totally Superb!!! V

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		28-Dec-2009 06:40
A wonderful collection of images from the Dolomites. Voted

Guest		27-Dec-2009 15:21
Fabulous gallery!! What a spectacular place! What spectacular photography!!! Big V!!!

Guest		27-Dec-2009 14:22
Des paysages magnifiques superbement captés : bravo Marie-Josée !

borisalex		27-Dec-2009 11:26
This is a wonderful gallery with great pictures of the Dolomites. I love mountains and you present them here so well. V.

Peterfree		26-Dec-2009 11:38
Très belle ambiance, superbe photos. J'aime beaucoup la serie dans son grand complet. V. sal. Pierre

Roby		23-Dec-2009 10:00
amazing gallery, fantastic collection, very very compliments, big Vote

olivier bruning		22-Dec-2009 12:06
an absolute jewel, this gallery! nothing but breathtaking views! bravo! ~V~

Lise Trempe		20-Dec-2009 12:34
Quelle magnifique galerie qui nous fait voyager dans un décor fantastique!

norbi		18-Dec-2009 23:22
Great portrait of the Dolomites. Rgds norbi

Guest		18-Dec-2009 12:52
Fantastic gallery

fred_il		18-Dec-2009 12:09
Superbe randonnee et des photos magnifiques! VOte!

Walter Otto Koenig		17-Dec-2009 16:20
Great gallery of this fantastic place. You have many superb images and a wonderful variety too. I have enjoyed following your journey as you have posted these images. "V"

Paco Lķpez		17-Dec-2009 10:33
Es una gran colección, llena de belleza y de preciosas sorpresas. Un lugar unico excelentemente fotografiado!! VOTO!!

Raf		17-Dec-2009 10:20
Your trip images grow the more and more spectaculair and impressive. Thanks for sharing these beauties. V.

Chad Ramsey		16-Dec-2009 01:58
Such a wonderful gallery! I have so enjoyed looking through these beautiful photos!!! Bravo Marie-Jose! VVV

Guest		14-Dec-2009 23:05
A gallery full of joy, happiness and nature! V

Jim Coffman		13-Dec-2009 03:12
This is a fantastic gallery that is so well put together. There are so many awesome views the have been so well captured. The Dolomites have a special beauty that you have really captured. BV

wernere01		12-Dec-2009 09:27
An excellent gallery. Both documenting your journey as well as a beautiful landscape. Lots of images with a fine dramatic sky too. And I can feel the good time you must have had there. v

Bryan Murahashi		07-Dec-2009 16:28
Marie-Jose, A wonderful gallery of your adventures at the beautiful Dolomites. Brings back great memories of my bike trip there many years ago(Pre-digital). Thanks for Sharing and GMV.

Chris Sofopoulos		02-Dec-2009 07:23
I love Dolomites! A magical place and so beautiful images! v

Jay Levin		01-Dec-2009 21:12
The Dolomites are now officially a United Nations World Heritage Site and "are widely regarded as being among the most attractive mountain landscapes in the world" according to UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1237. Your gallery is a tribute to the exceptional beauty of these mountain landscapes and to their importance to the world. Exceptional work on these fine images, Marie. Big Vote

Pedro Libķrio		29-Nov-2009 21:28
amaizing places and photos...my vote.

Jean Chiasson		28-Nov-2009 23:15
Une collection de toute beauté avec des paysages de montagne bien vue marie vote

zyziza		27-Nov-2009 10:25
Amazing place in our world. I didn`t suppose that it is so beautiful! Thnx for sharing mjo! V once more!

Simon Chandler		23-Nov-2009 02:08
Beautiful colorful magnificent gallery. Fantastic and amazing images. v

rick bolt		21-Nov-2009 13:49
une merveilleuse serie de photo, mj. je t'envie cette excursion...

davidleask		21-Nov-2009 10:30
Thanks for the tour! Fabulous images of a beautiful area. V

Guest		19-Nov-2009 20:14
An impressive record of this superb scenery.

carabias		18-Nov-2009 19:04
Los Dolimitas, las más hermosas montañas en el corazón de Europa. Fabuloso reportaje fotográfico, de gran calidad y belleza en esta tuya galería, Marie Jose. Mi Gran Voto :)

Zoltán Balogh		15-Nov-2009 19:26
Thanks for sharing your beautiful images with us! Great work, congratulations! V

Petros Labrakos		13-Nov-2009 20:13
worth notice travel gallery excellent work my friend! (V)

Pawel		12-Nov-2009 23:55
beautiful pictures, beautiful story. I would like to be there :) realy nice gallery :) V

Guest		12-Nov-2009 21:17
Loved the majesty of the rock faces and mountains - the play of light on these was well captured. http://www.pbase.com/thepartaker/autumns_glorious_gown_in_england

M Williamson Lebon		10-Nov-2009 16:12
Awesome!! V

Peterfree		09-Nov-2009 19:14
Magnifique gallery; j'aime beaucoup! Très bon sens d'observation, bien réussie! Cordialement V.

Franįois Fauchard		08-Nov-2009 12:37
Une superbe galerie, avec des paysages de montagne bien traités. Je découvre les Dolomites, par ce reportage de vacances. Les couleurs des ciels et des montagnes sont ravissantes. Bravo, Marie-Josée. V

Olaf Herrig		08-Nov-2009 10:15
A very nice gallery!

Barbara Heide		05-Nov-2009 21:46
belle collection...la dernière fois que j'y étais c'était en 1969... donc ça évoque bien de souvenirs merveilleux... V

PauloCGama		05-Nov-2009 11:47
From the title to the images - love this gallery!! v

Anna & Christian RECK		03-Nov-2009 11:15
Des paysages de toute beauté, une belle incitation au voyage pour de futures vacances...!!! Je vote pour... Anna

Jean D		03-Nov-2009 01:43
Une collection de toute beauté! Félicitation pour ce beau travail, Marie-Josée! ~V

Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak		02-Nov-2009 21:17
Beautiful gallery! ~V~ Excellent and very detailed photo report.

silvano		02-Nov-2009 21:07
très interessant reportage avec des belles photos brava !!!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		01-Nov-2009 14:40
Beautiful gallery!! Ton

Tom Tom		01-Nov-2009 12:03
Fantastic gallery. I've heard all about the beauty of the Dolomites and you have captured it superbly. Look forward to doing some rock climbing here in the future! V

mario .n		31-Oct-2009 08:41
Merci pour la balade vue à travers ton objectif ! des paysages de montagnes epostouflants

Buz Kiefer		29-Oct-2009 01:35
Extraordinary mountain gallery with a large number of noteworthy photos. Vote

Ann Cleeves		29-Oct-2009 00:01
Magnificent gallery....I so enjoyed it. The Dolomites are fantastic and you have conveyed such a lovely impression of this area of Italy.

Guest		28-Oct-2009 15:16
Hi Marie-Jose: This gallery is fantastic and you did a great job in capturing the "soul" of this nice part of the Italian Alps. Great job! -V- Ciao, Giancarlo

Bartosz Kotulski		28-Oct-2009 13:13
You asked me what i think about this gallery. i thing that You have some of wonderful photos here.Specially i like the landscapes(like always). keep them coming:). this gallery looks like reportage minute after minute. This is good idea but for me the best idea is to show the most beautiful captures on the top of the page. Any way love it:) Bartosz

Blandine Mangin		26-Oct-2009 16:02
une superbe galerie ! un grand bravo ! v

Giancarlo Guzzardi		26-Oct-2009 07:51
nicew collection of Dolomites views

Richard Calmes		25-Oct-2009 14:27
Never been here but your images make me want to see it! Great gallery! V

basri_eli		25-Oct-2009 13:03
Wonderful gallery !!

Steve Morris		24-Oct-2009 12:18
Never been to this region but I feel as though I have now. Marvelous travelogue, full of colour and stunning mountain vistas!BV

Máire Uí Mhaicín		23-Oct-2009 20:04
This is a really interesting gallery, that gives a true sense of the voyage you made to get there, and of the enjoyment you derived from your ascent to the loftier regions of these mountains. Very impressive work. -v-

G.Pietro Munaretto		23-Oct-2009 09:25
Fantastic collection, ~V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		23-Oct-2009 08:07
Brilliant gallery. The colours are so striking. BV Paolo (PS Welcome in Italy... ) :)

Rüdiger Kukasch		22-Oct-2009 19:25
Great Gallery with beautiful colors. Big V.

Jim's Atavistic Visions		22-Oct-2009 03:47
Fantastoc collection of natural creations! Thanks for sharing! V!... Josefina

Liz Bickel		22-Oct-2009 02:29
Spectacular gallery!!! Wow.

Gervan		18-Oct-2009 16:05
It is a pleasure to watch this beautiful gallery. Beautiful mountain sights under fantastic blue skies. V.

jychamberland		18-Oct-2009 14:26
tres belle gallerie d'images, beau travail Marie-jo.

Gerhard Ritsema		17-Oct-2009 22:13
You showed mother nature in this gallery! V

Rosemarie Kusserow		17-Oct-2009 17:30
Fantastic gallery, very interesting area and so nicely photographed, thanks for posting, Rosemarie :o) V

Michaval		16-Oct-2009 20:12
Bel place, j'aime beacoupe. Je retournaire cet hiver.

Hugh Rooney		16-Oct-2009 11:30
Lovely gallery of a place I would like to return to.VV

ŠLux		14-Oct-2009 05:33
Beautiful place....well taken pictures. Thanks for the info. V!

veraferia		12-Oct-2009 21:38
Nature full of beauty! Spectacular gallery!V

Eric Herbelin		12-Oct-2009 10:38
Interressant! V

Pierre Schneider		07-Oct-2009 16:00
Superbe galerie, j'attend les "Drei Zinnen" ! V

Guest		04-Oct-2009 10:30
beautiful Marie, I love i Dolomiti, feel always great being there and healthy,lol.

Jean-Luc Rollier		03-Oct-2009 22:31
Encore une belle série d'images intéressantes et bien maitrisées. Je me suis mis à aimer la géo grâce à toi! :')) JL Vote

Julie Queybronac (Bryline)		03-Oct-2009 09:53
Joli voyage, belles vues, merci pour le partage ! V

Guest		02-Oct-2009 23:58
I recall the spectacular scenery of the region, and you have captured it well, Marie.

mart senior		02-Oct-2009 19:29
lovelly gallery ...voted....

Marisa Livet		01-Oct-2009 17:35
Un très agréable carnet de voyage par touches légères et par belles images maîtrisées avec ton habituel talent photographique

zyziza		23-Sep-2009 17:17
Magical mystery tour! v

Michael Shpuntov		23-Sep-2009 01:15
Some very nice images in your gallery. Good compositions and colors. Great idea and realization. Vote

Eldar Kadymov		22-Sep-2009 20:12
Wonderful start of , hopefully, longer gallery ! V

Ali Majdfar		21-Sep-2009 07:37
Fabulous gallery, stunning! ~V

Bill Warren		20-Sep-2009 13:28
Wonderful travel shots. V

an nguyen		18-Sep-2009 21:26
Starting with a gorgeous image. I love what I see.

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