Falzarego Pass

Falzarego Pass
Traffic sign at the pass
Elevation2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Traversed bySS48
LocationBelluno, Italy
RangeDolomites
Coordinates46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E / 46.51889°N 12.00944°E / 46.51889; 12.00944
Falzarego Pass is located in Alps
Falzarego Pass
Falzarego Pass
Location of Falzarego Pass

The Falzarego Pass (Italian: Passo di Falzarego, Ladin: Jou de Fauzare) (el. 2,105 m) is a high mountain pass in the province of Belluno in Italy.

It mainly connects the territory of Agordo and Cortina d'Ampezzo. From the pass, starts also SP24 (Strada provinciale del Passo di Valparola) directed northbound to Val Badia passing below Sass de Stria and through Valparola Pass.

A gondola rises to the Lagazuoi (2,762 m), which was the object of heavy combat and mine warfare in World War I. The tunnel that the Italians built under the Austro-Hungarian lines is open to the public.


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