Marmolada Glacier viewpoint

Took the gondola up to the top of the Marmolada glacier, the only glacier in the Dolomites, and also the highest mountain at 10,968 ft (3343 m).

During World War I, the front line between Austrian and Italian forces ran over Marmolada, and Austrian soldiers built quarters in glacier tunnels, forming an "ice city" of considerable size. A World War I museum, Museo della Grande Guerra in Marmolada, is located in the valley below the glacier.

Whilst I was there, there was also a considerable amount of Italian Alpine soldiers on a training exercise.Read more