It's not often that Marika Favé, our impish, fast-talking mountain ... the Dolomites also feel intrinsically forward-looking.

Surrounded by forests and lush meadows, with the majestic Odle mountains as a backdrop ... photogenic spots in the Dolomites, especially thanks to its iconic church and bell tower rising ...

Forestis Dolomites, a five-star hotel in Italy, offers striking mountain views and a spa with five saunas, two infinity pools ...

His cultural background, based on romantic ideals, enabled him to see the mountains as places worth discovering, visiting, that needed mapping out and learning about. This gave birth to local tourism ...