Example sentences for: dolomites

How can you use “dolomites” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Throughout Italy’s history, its northeast regions have linked the country to the exotic outside world of Byzantium and the Orient through Venice and its Repubblica Serena, and to the Alpine countries north of the Dolomites, while the plains of Emilia-Romagna from Ravenna to Parma provided an anchor to the heartland of the Po valley.

  • The city likes to be known as la Degna, the Dignified, but it also has a very lively and well-to-do atmosphere, stimulated by the presence of its Adige river that flows swiftly down from the Dolomites.

  • In the north, the snowcapped Alps and jagged pink pinnacles of the Dolomites; the gleaming Alpine-backed lakes of Como, Garda, and Maggiore; the fertile and industrial plain of the Po, stretching from Turin and Milan across to ancient Verona; the Palladian-villa studded hills of Vicenza; and the romantic canals of Venice.

  • Each of the five areas has a principal city as a focus or starting point: Rome for central Italy, plus Sardinia; Florence for Tuscany, with Umbria, and the Adriatic seaside resorts to the east; Venice for Veneto, the Dolomites, and Emilia’s historic towns from Parma to Ravenna; Milan for Lombardy, Piedmont, and the Italian Riviera to the west; and Naples for the south and Sicily.

  • On clear days, enjoy a view high over the Adriatic and all the way north to the pink-tinged Dolomites.


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