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)
Sunrise over the Dolomites (Neil Emmerson/Robert Harding)
Locatelli refuge on the Tre cime di Lavaredo walk (Carlo Morucchio/Robert Harding)
St. Johann Church, Funes Valley (Sergio Pitamitz/Robert Harding)
View from the top of Sfornioi nord mount (Carlo Morucchio/Robert Harding)
The church and village of Colfosco in Badia (Gavin Hellier/Robert Harding)
Saint Johann Church (Miles Ertman/Robert Harding)
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