An Insider Guide to Cortina – The Italian Ski Resort Hosting the Winter Olympics

If you hadn’t heard of Cortina before, you’re about to: the upscale ski resort in Italy’s northern Dolomite region is about to become one half of the duo hosting the Winter Olympics 2026 from February 6 - 22. Visiting for the first time? Worry not – we’ve tapped into the experts for our insider guide to Cortina.

Mostly frequented by Italian ski-seekers, Cortina is about two hours north of Venice, just south of the Italy-Austria border, and around 50 mins via helicopter from fellow host Milan. Up until its Olympic involvement, it often slipped below the radar for international visitors (St Moritz isn’t too far, and often stole the limelight). This isn’t to s...