21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Mountain refuge on the Friulan Dolomites

I'd been trekking with my scouts group on the Friulan Dolomites in Italy when we reached the refuge near the "Campanile della Val Montanaia", a breathtaking rock formation resembling a belfry. Right in front of this 'belfry' is this solitary red mountain refuge, surrounded on all sides by the rugged and imposing sea of rock that are the Dolomites. I took this picture thinking it would be interesting not to capture the main landmark, so the "belfry" but what people don't pay so much attention to: the surrounding peaks.

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Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: Pordenone, Italy
Copyright: © Tommaso Guandalini