A Hike Around Lago di Braies, Italy
The Dolomite Mountains north of Venice are some of the most beautiful in Italy. Sculpted by centuries of wind, rain, snow and ice, the rocks have been carved into gothic-looking spires with peaks that soar over the green meadows in the valleys below. Spectacular mountain massifs hide tiny blue lakes that shimmer like pearls in the sunlight. You almost stumble upon them accidentally as you wander through these enchanting mountains. One of the deepest and most spectacular is Lago di…