San Martino di Castrozza

San Marino di Castrozza (1450 m) conserves a prestige and a lordly fascination in an atmosphere of great historical memories. In the past the zone was appreciated by illustrious and famous personages: the king of Belgium, the writer Dino Buzzati, Cesare Battisti, who defined the valley of San Martino " the  most arrogant amphitheatre of the dolomitic Alps " and eventually Stradivari, who often went into the “String Forest” in order to choose the fittest wood for its musical instruments.
The locality extends east of the Trentino, at the foot of the famous Pale di San  Martino, near to the border with the region Veneto, with which since years a relationship of collaboration is maintained, demonstrated today by the language,  the mentality, and the uses and customs of the people of the place.
It lays in one of the most beautiful valleys of the Dolomites and has been representing for years a destination for skiers and hikers. Going up southwards on the Alpe Tognola (2163 m) and eastwards on the Cima della Rosetta (2609 m) you will be able to admire the Group of the Pale.
The numerous forests that surrounds the zone were, in the past, the preferred of the Venetians who went there to choose the best wood for their ships. Today, these woods are protected and you can admire here flora and fauna in their integral beauty.