Cortina d'Ampezzo: one of the most exclusive ski resorts in Italy

It's early October and the "Pearl of the Dolomites" still looks like the capital of construction cranes. Everywhere in Cortina d'Ampezzo, people are hammering, drilling and building. Even the old ski jump from the 1950s is covered in scaffolding. And this despite the fact that the ski jumping competitions at the Olympic Games will not be held here, but in Predazzo in Val di Fiemma. "However, the ski jump has a symbolic value and is intended to create a mental bridge between the last Olympic Games, which were held here in 1956, and those that await us in 2026," says Mia Agostini from the local tourist office.