Throughout the ages the beauty of the Dolomites has faScinarted poets, architects and climbers. The jagged peaks, the plummeting gorges, and the captivating colours which the rock give out at dawn, and especially at dusk, appeal to all. Goethe, Le Corbusier, Messner are celebrated names of the vocations cited but the list could go on and on to name numerous others who have left there heart in these “Pale Mountains”. In June 2009 during the Seville congress UNESCO conferred on the Dolmites the title of World Natural Heritage and in so doing added it to the list of the 200 most beautiful landscapes in the world.
This natural setting which extends around the Sella Massif, the Sassolungo Group, the Sciliar, the Sassongher, the Pelmo, the Civetta and the Marmolada is home to the Südtirol Sellaronda HERO, uniting 4 valleys of the Dolomites in a spectacular route offering magnificent views and an irresistible challenge which passes through Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba , Val di Fassa and the plateau of Alpe di Siusi.
For mountain bike lovers it is a unique and memorable route which flows past many of the typical mountain huts famous for their delicious cusine.
