Toblach - Dobbiaco: Three peaks of Lavaredo
Built around the junction of the Puster Valley and the Höhlenstein Valley, Toblach–Dobbiaco grew into a bilingual South Tyrolean community. Its mountain setting is defined by the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, or Drei Zinnen: three sheer Dolomite towers of pale limestone, with Cima Grande reaching 2,999 metres. The group lies in the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage property since 2009, near the boundary between South Tyrol and Veneto. During the First World War, this high frontier was contested by Italy and Austria-Hungary; traces of military positions remain in the surrounding terrain. Paths around the peaks form one of the region’s best-known high-mountain walking circuits.
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Toblach–Dobbiaco has served as a route settlement in South Tyrol since the early Middle Ages. Set in the upper Puster Valley, it stands near the headwaters of the Drava, the river that continues east towards the Danube. Lake Dobbiaco and the nearby Three Peaks Nature Park place the town within the dramatic terrain of the Dolomites. Composer Gustav Mahler spent his summers here between 1908 and 1910, working in a small composing hut associated with several of his late masterpieces. Continue with other webcams from South Tyrol to see how this Alpine border region connects across the wider Dolomites.
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