Extending from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east, The Dolomites are a stunning mountain range in northeastern Italy. Once 500ft under the sea, the pink-granite, fossil-rich peaks stretch up to the clouds, changing colour with the sunset.

Village church and scattered farms beneath the Odle peaks in the Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, Santa Maddalena. (Ruth Tomlinson/Robert Harding)

Village church and scattered farms beneath the Odle peaks in the Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, Santa Maddalena, Val di Funes (Villnoesstal), Dolomites, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Sunrise over the Dolomites (Neil Emmerson/Robert Harding)

Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Locatelli refuge on the Tre cime di Lavaredo walk (Carlo Morucchio/Robert Harding)

Locatelli refuge on the Tre cime di Lavaredo walk,  Dolomites, eastern Alps, South Tyrol, Bolzano province, Italy

St. Johann Church, Funes Valley (Sergio Pitamitz/Robert Harding)

St. Johann Church, Funes Valley (Villnoss), Dolomites, Trentino Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

View from the top of Sfornioi nord mount (Carlo Morucchio/Robert Harding)

View from the top of Sfornioi nord mount 2410 meters above sea level, Dolomites, eastern Alps, Veneto, Italy

The church and village of Colfosco in Badia (Gavin Hellier/Robert Harding)

The church and village of Colfosco in Badia, 1645m, and Sella Massif range of mountains under winter snow, Dolomites, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Saint Johann Church (Miles Ertman/Robert Harding)

Saint Johann Church, near Saint Magdalena, Val di Funes, Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige, South Tirol, Italy, Europe

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