ITALY

ITALY / ITALIA.

Tourist Attractions.
Cortina d'Ampezzo and Monte Cristallo.
Fourth stamp in a set of 6, issued on 31.12.1953.
Face value: 25 Italian lire.
Design: E. Golyahovsk.
Printed by I.P.S. (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato), Officina Carte-Valori, Roma.
Printing: Photogravure,
Print: 9,350,000 copies.
Size: 24 x 40 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 903.
- Sassone No. 730.
- Scott No. 644.
- StampWorld No. 878.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 858.
- Unificato No. 730.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 667.

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpezo or Ampëz; Venetian: Cortina d'Anpezo) is a town in the heart of the southern Dolomitic Alps, situated at the foot of Monte Cristallo (3,221 m / 10,568 ft), on the Boite river, in an alpine valley, at an elevation of 1,224 m (4,016 ft) above sea level. Its stable population, in 2017, was 5,842 inhabitants. In October 2007 the population voted to separate from the Veneto region and join the neighboring region, Trentino-Alto Adige / Südtirol due to cultural ties with the Ladino-speaking community in South Tyrol. Cortina d'Ampezzo is an important winter sports center.

The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten) are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps. Its main summit is the peak Marmolada, 3,343 m (10,968 ft) above sea level. The Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and many other regional parks are located in the Dolomites. In August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The range is named after the French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801), who was the first to describe the carbonate rock dolomite mineral.

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Thanks to Fadda Giuseppe for his contribution.