All places in South Tyrol have two names.....the original Austrian one and the later Italian name. South Tyrol was part of Austria prior to the end of World War I, when it became part of Italy....virtually overnight. The province looks and remains essentially Austrian in nature.....hence the bi-lingual name places.
Ortisei is a famous ski resort in the steep and narrow Val Gardena in the Dolomite Mountains


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