Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This article contains a sortable table listing mountains of Italy. All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available. [1] In the list, only the exact location of the culminating point of the mountain is considered.
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [1] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley ( Pieve di Cadore ) in the east.
World top 50 most prominent peaks, originally compiled by David Metzler and Eberhard Jurgalski, and updated with the help of others as new elevation information, especially SRTM, has become available. World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50. Map of the top 50 by Ken Jones
Here, some of the most beautiful places in Italy. From Lake Como to Ravello, these are the most stunning spots in everyone’s favorite boot-shaped country. Here, some of the most beautiful places ...
The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "Dolomites of Campania" or of Southern Italy. [2] The highest mountain is the Panormo (1,742 amsl). Its second name, Alburno, gives the name to the whole range.
When visiting Italy, most travelers make a beeline for famous cities like Rome, Venice, Florence, and Milan—but some of the country's dreamiest holiday destinations are tiny, little-known towns ...
PITIGLIANO, TUSCANY, ITALY - 2019/04/26: Stone houses and a small alley of the medieval town, located on a large stone ridge. (Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The mountain's current shape is the result of cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from the peak, such as the Matterhorn Glacier at the base of the north face. Sometimes referred to as the Mountain of Mountains (German: Berg der Berge), [5] it has become an indelible emblem of the Alps in general. Since the end of the 19th century ...