Drone Videos of Trentino Alto Adige, Italy

The Italian Dolomites are bustling with natural beauty and diversity. The peaks, also known as the “Pale Mountains” take their name from the carbonate rock dolomite. Part of the Alps system, they were formed over 280 million years ago when parts of Europe and Africa were merged into the supercontinent Pangaea. Drone pilot davidxtravel took his DJI Mavic Air out to the famous mountains, capturing this footage along the way, earning him a Drone Video of the Week nomination. 

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist Jackanda brings us this fantastic drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  The video was filmed in the Pale di San Martino, a massif within the Dolomites.  Sometimes called the Pala's, these mountains cover a portion of eastern Trentino and a smaller portion of the province of Belluno.  The highest peak within the Pala's is Vezzana, which has a summit elevation of about 3.2k meters above sea level or around 10.5k ft.  The Dolomites form a portion of the Northern Limestone Alps.  

Italy's Dolomites are a dream for ambitious first person view (FPV) mountain surfers - relatively accessible, their spectacular jagged peaks are made for cinematic video capture via FPV mini-drones.  That's exactly what contributor Drone My Life did in making this incredible piece.  The video combines footage from a gimbal-stabilized aerial videography platform with some adrenaline-drilled FPV footage.  Featuring some of the best Dolomites mountain surfing shots we've seen, this video made the FPV Pilots to Watch list in September, 2020.  

Shot with the DJI Mavic Air, this cinematic film of Northern Italy by contibutor and pilot Lorenzo was picked as a Drone Video of the Week nominee in October, 2018. Content creator Lorenzo dedicated this piece to his wife, who he says has been a wonderful gift in his life. The Dolomites, specifically Alta Badia, Südtirol, and Trentino Alto Adige, set the remarkable backdrop for a short film meant to show a man's love for his bride. This video was nominated for Drone Video of the Week in November 2018.

In this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor effezeta_channel, you'll get an aerial tour of the spectacular Trentino-Alto-Adigio region of northern Italy.  The almost entirely moountain-covered region, one of the 20 which make up the modern state of Italy, incorporates the provinces of Trentino (Trento) and South Tyrol (Bolzano).  The video includes footage of the Val di Funes, the  Passo delle Erbe mountain pass, the Meran 2000 ski resort, the (rapidly shrinking) Presena Glacier, and the commune of Peio.  

Contributor Alessandro_campo used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create this magnificent aerial video from the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are far from the tallest mountains in the Alps system - Mt. Blanc is nearly 50% taller than Marmolada, the highest Dolomite peak.  What they lack in altitude, they more than make up in prominence, as you'll see from these astounding views of the mountains which was picked as a DVOW Finalist in October, 2019.

Check out this stunning DVOW Finalist drone video of the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy, compliments of IVAL PhotoVideo.  Spread across three provinces - two in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region and another in the Veneto region - the Dolomites are part of the Southern Limestone Alps.  The video was shot during the Fall season; you'll see how the areas of deciduous trees found at lower altitudes turn to brilliant colors. The Dolomites are home to nearly two dozen mountain peaks over 3k meters (around 9.8k ft.).  

While the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy are not the highest peaks in the Alps, they may be the most spectacular looking. Case in point is this amazing, DVOW-winning reel of the Dolomites from BashirAbuShakra.  Shot over the course of two years, it includes footage from the following locations: St. Magdalena, Val Fiscalina, Tre Cime de Lavaredo, Passo Giau, Cinque Torre, Cardini di Misurina, Alpe di Siusa, Monte Pelmo, Lago di Braies, Marmolada, Monte Cristallo, Croda de Toni, Seceda, and more. 

Multiple Drone Video of the Week finalist and winner msember created this brilliant drone video of a stunning lake in northern Italy.  It's called Lago Di Braies, and it's located in the province South Tyrol in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region.  Also known as Pragser Wildsee from the days when the province was part of Austria prior to World War I, the lake covers a surface area of only 77 acres (about 35 hectares) but has a maximum depth of depth of over 35 meters (almost 120 ft.).  The video captures the early morning fog hanging over the lake.  

Top contributor Alberto Ardit created this DVOW winning drone video from Italy's Dolomite Mountains, which lies across three provinces in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions.  The video features footage of the following locations: Giau Pass, which connects the fabled town of Cortina d'Ampezzo with two other towns in the Belluno province; Pordoi Pass, which connects the Sella and Marmolada masifs; Cinque Torri, a prominent rock group just south of Cortina; and Carezza's Lake, a small alpine lake in South Tyrol.  

Top contributor and former DVOW Finalist Signo11 hits another bulls-eye with this jaw-dropping piece from the Italian Alps.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone, the film uses sequences captured in all four seasons.  Opening with a stunning shot over a lake encircled by Fall colors, the video then takes you up into the snow-covered peaks of the Lombardy and Trentino-Alto-Adigio regions.  Then you'll be taken over the area's famous alpine valleys during the spring and summer months, closing with with some incredible wintertime shots.   

AirVuz contributor and pilot Jackanda was picked as a DVOW Finalist for his first upload to the community, an aerial reel from his home country of Italy.  In this very worthy follow-up, you'll get some epic aerial views of one Italy's most famous natural sights: the three mountain formation known as Tre Cime di Lavaredo in Italian and Drei Zinnen in German.  With a peak elevation of 3k meters above sea level (around 9.9k ft.), the "battlement" style peaks are part of the Dolomite Mountains, a subchain of the Northern Limestone Alps.  

Contributor Electriclife created this stunning aerial video of the Dolomite Mountains.  Situated in northeastern Italy, this range is part of the eastern Alps, which have somewhat lower altitudes (but frequently greater prominence) than the western Alps.  While the highest peaks in the Dolomites are a modest 3-3.3k meters (just under 11k ft) they more than make up for their modest altitude by their spectacular limestone rock formations.  Most of the range has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage natural site.

Electriclife created this breathtaking 4k drone video of Stelvio Pass, one of the highest mountain passes in the Eastern Alps range.  It connects Italy's South Tyrol and Sondrio provinces in the far north of the country.  With its hairpin turns, the road running through the pass is considered one of the best drives in the world, though certainly not for the faint of heart.   This pass, at an altitude of 2.75k meters (just over 9k ft.) was the scene of heavy fighting between Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I.

Top contributor and pilot Bashir Abu Shakra recovered his lost drone and put it to good use creating this stunning 4k video of the Dolomites, a sub-chain of the Alps which runs across several provinces of northeastern Italy.  Shot in the South Tyrol (Suditrol) province in the winter, the video features breathtaking shots of alpine villages and the highly distinctive jagged tops of the Dolomite Mountains.  These mountains form part of the Eastern Alps range, which extends into Slovenia to the east.

Italy's Dolomite Mountains are stunning in their natural beauty, and their jagged peaks make them among the world's most distinctive looking.  One of the most remarkable aspects of the history of these mountains is that they were the scene of heavy fighting in World War I.  Artillery duels between Austro-Hungarian and Italian forces in these passes were commonplace during the conflict, which ran for three years and resulted in hundreds of thousands of fatalities and over a million total casualties.

Behold this stunning 4k drone video by top contributor and pilot Bashir Abu Shakra from northeastern Italy.  Villnöß is a small town in Italy's South Tyrol province.  The German-sounding name of the town and the province is not coincidence; this largely German-speaking area had historically been part of the Austro Hungarian Empire prior to it being ceded to Italy following the First World War.  His video gives us bird's eye views of the magnificent alpine valleys and jagged Dolomite peaks around the hamlet.  

When you combine one of the world's most photogenic mountain ranges with modern drones and video editing, this is what's possible.  The hypnotic swirl of clouds that hug the peaks of the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy in this drone video is incredibly captivating. Using hyperlapse techniques with a drone, contributor Gianluca_simonella created a dynamic aerial view of the famous mountain range. The immense mountain peaks stand tall as the delicate shadows of clouds pass overhead.

The Dolomites are a small mountain range within the Alps of northern Italy, covering parts of three provinces in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions. With 18 peaks over 3k meters (around 10k ft.), it features some of the most beautiful mountains landscapes of any altitude, anywhere in the world. The vertical walls, sheer cliffs, and high density of narrow, and deep valleys, that are scattered throughout the Dolomites, can be seen in this aerial video by pilot davidxtravel. 

Although the majestic Dolomites are loved for activities they host such as hiking, cycling, skiing, mountain climbing, and BASE jumping, this UNESCO declared World Heritage Site mountain range in the northestern Italy is breathtakingly beautiful on it's own merits as well.  Drone videographer Marco Cantieni created this ethereal bird-eye view of this gem of the Alps, adorned with morning mist.  The Dolomite range is considered a sub-range of the Alps system, and extends into Slovenia.  

Top content creator and drone pilot Ryan Shirley experienced pure awe and wonderment when he hiked through the Dolomite Mountains of northeastern Italy, which form part of the Alps Mountains system.  The overwhelming power of the mountain peaks comes across in his intensely edited aerial reel that features shots from Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Seceda, Sassolungo, and Lago di Braies. This video was chosen as a Finalist in the Nature and Landscape category in the second annual Drone Video Awards.

This quick but intense dronelapse footage in the epic landscape of the Dolomite Mountains in Italy's Trentino Alto Adige region will knock your socks off.  Content creator and pilot backpackpassion shot this aerial boomerang with a DJI Mavic 2 during that magical time of day where bright beams of sunlight give the shifting clouds a warm glow. Their chaotic grace amongst the mountain peaks make for some epic viewing, testament to the beauty of these mountains and the power of the newest Mavic.

Contributor and pilot Abstract Aerial Art captured the devastation from severe winds near Lago di Carezza (Karersee) in northeastern italy.  The lake is near the town of Welschnofen in the South Tyrol province, part of the Trentino Alto Adige region.  As you will see in the video, the area suffered massive tree damage from a storm that produced extreme winds which wreaked havoc on vast forested areas.  It will likely take centuries for this area to repair the damage caused in just a few short hours.

Top content creator and drone pilot Haussmannvisuals is known for his artistic eye and cinematic edits. This video of the Dolomite mountain range in Italy's Trentino-Alto-Adigio region (in the northeastern part of Italy) is no exception. Considered a sub-range of the Alps mountain system, the Dolomites includes peaks of up to of just over 3.3k meters (nearly 11k ft.) above sea level.  Home to some of Europe's most famous mountain formations, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site back in 2009. 

Contributor Alberto Ardit created this beautiful drone video of some of the most spectacular mountains in Italy.  The Dolomites are a subchain of the Alps which extend across portions of the northeastern regions of the country.  The tallest peak of the chain is Marmolada, which straddles the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto autonomous regions.  It's height is just over 3.3k meters, just under 11k ft. above sea level.  The video covers Marmolada as well as the neighboring Sella and Pordoi Passes.  

The imposing grandeur of the Dolomites in northeastern Italy were captured in epic style by contributor and pilot Koorosh using his DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone. With rotating backdrops of both fog and blue sky, the rugged landscape of this eastern portion of the Alps is juxtaposed by the quaint churches and elegant castles which adorn its foothills.  The video was filmed in Italy's South Tyrol province, the northern half of its Trentino-Alto-Adigio region which had been part of Austria-Hungary prior to World War I.  

Located in the hills of southern Trentino (the southern half of the Trentino-Alto-Adige region of northern Italy), Castle Beseno dates back to the 16th century. Used as a fortress and re-shaped to protect its inhabitants against firearms, it sits overlooking the Adige Valley. Thanks to this high-definition drone footage by electriclife (using an Inspire2 and ZenmuseX7), we are all able to appreciate the massive and impressive fortress that stands strong hundreds of years after it was originally built. 

Stelvio Pass isn't the highest mountain pass in the Alps but it is, by all accounts, one of the best drives not just in the Alps but in the world.  It connects the province of Sondrio (part of the Lombardy region) with that of South Tyrol (part of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region).  Running parallel to the Swiss border, it reaches a height of about 2.75k meters (just over 9k ft.)making it the second highest paved pass in the Alps.  The magnificent roadway is shown from above in this drone video by Electriclife.  

Content creator and pilot Videovolando created this beautiful drone video from an area of northern Italy that was used as a filming location for a popular Italian TV show.  The area is near the town of Innichen in South Tyrol, the northernmost province of the country and part of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region.  The quaint setting here was used in season 4 of El Paso del Cielo, a show which involves the commander of a state forestry corps and the police commissioner of the local town.  The season aired in 2017.

The Dolomites are one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in all of Europe. With spectacular views like the ones you see in this incredible drone video by Italian pilot electriclife you can see why. The video specifically features two locations, Passo Sella and Passo Gardena. The Sella Pass is located between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol and Canazei in the Fascia Valley in Trentino. The Gardena Pass is also in South Tyrol (northeast Italy) and has an elevation of 2,136 meters (7,008 feet).

Contributor mavic pro created this excellent aerial view of a well-known group of mountains in northeastern Italy.  It's called the Geisler Group, and it's part of the Dolomite Mountain range which is spread across the Trentino-Aldo-Adigio and Veneto regions of the country.  The largest member of the Geisler Group is Sass Rigais, which has a peak elevation of just over 3k meters (around 10k ft.).  The mountains of the group all lie within South Tyrol, one of the main provinces of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region.  

The Dolomite Mountains of northeastern Italy never cease to amaze us. If you can’t see the powerful mountain range in person, we have to imagine the next best way to experience its beauty is by drone. This aerial video by ClearSky features many of the ranges most well known locations: Seceda and Lagazuoi mountains, Cinque Torri of the Nuvolao group of mountains, the Seiser Alm Alpine meadow, and the Falzarego, Giau, and Gardena Passes.  The Dolomites are a sub-range of the great Alps Mountains system.

Check out this drone video of a famous partially submerged church in northern Italy, compliments of contributor and pilot Kpax. In 1950, the mountain town of Curon Venosta in South Tyrol was sacrificed to make way for a hydroelectric project in the area which required two nearby lakes to be merged and enlarged as the reservoir.  While the residents were relocated to a new town at a higher altitude, the only remaining sign of the original town is its church, which was only partially submerged in the deluge.  

The Italian Dolomites are some of the most scenic mountains in the world. Just ask pilot Alberto Ardit who spent three days traveling through them, capturing epic aerial footage along the way. The locations he’s visiting include: Dobbiaco, or Toblach, in South Tyrol; the largest natural lake of the Cadore, Lake Misurina; Auronzo di Cadore in the Italian region of Veneto; and the Drei Zinnen, or Tre Time di Lavaredo, three distinctive battlement-like peaks in the Sexten Dolomites.

Top contributor Chris Borg created this drone video from a beautiful spot in the far north of Italy.  It's the area around the town of Bruneck (Brunico), and it's located in the South Tyrol province near the Austrian border.  The town sits in the Puster Valley, which is created by the Alps and which runs between Italy and Austria.  This area had been part of Austria-Hungary before World War I, and (like the rest of the South Tyrol province) it came under Italian control following the Austrian collapse in 1918.  

The Dolomites mountain region of northern Italy is home to some of the best skiing spots in Europe.  Part of the Eastern Alps, the region was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009.  Shared by the provinces of Belluno in the Verona region and, South Tyrol and Trentino in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region, the Dolomites' name derives from the term "Pale Mountains" in reference to the color of their constituent rocks.  In this video, drone pilot Pavlo Glazkov gives us an aerial view of the legendary ski scene here.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Tommaso Biagi brings us this fantastic drone video from the mountains of northern Italy.  The area filmed is the commune of Cavalese in Trentino, the southern of the two provinces which make up the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region.  Cavalese is situated in the Fiemme Valley, which is part of the Dolomite Mountains range (a sub-range of the Alps).  Cavalese was the site of a disaster in 1998, when a US Marine jet severed a cable car rope, killing 20 people.  

Check out this stunning 4k drone video of one of the most famous masifs in the Alps, compliments of mavic pro.  Called, in various languages, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Drei Zinnen, or the Three Peaks, it's part of the Dolomites range which is itself part of the Southern Limestone Alps.  While the elevation of the middle peak is a modest 3k meters (around 9.8k ft.) they are amongst the world's most visually distinctive mountains.  They lie on the border between the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno.  

70daysaroundtheworld created this video memory of an epic eight hour hike into the Alps Mountains right on the Austro-Italian border.  It's the area around Timmelsjoch, which is a mountain pass that connects the Ötztal Valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol with the Passeier Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol.  The mountains here are known as the Ötztal Alps, which is a subchain of the Central Eastern Alps.  The pass has an elevation of just under 2.5k meters or just over 8.1k ft.  

Visitors to the South Tyrol province of northern Italy are sometimes confused by the German-sounding names which are almost ubiquitous here.  The reason for that is that the area was part of Austria (actually, the Austro-Hungarian Empire) until the defeat of the Central Powers in World War I.  As a reward for joining the Allied cause, Italy was granted control of the province as part of the peace settlement.  Check out this stunningly beautiful region from above in this drone video by johannesbloechl.  

The three Northern Italian peaks you'll see here in this drone video by haussmannvisuals are variously known as Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Drei Zinnen, or the Three Merlons.  Under any name, they are amongst the most well-recognized mountain peaks in the entire Alps Mountains system.  Situated on the border between the South Tyrol province of Trentino-Alto-Adigio and the Belluno province of the Veneto region, the middle mountain of the massif has a peak altitude of 3k meters or 9.8k ft. above sea level.

The commune of Avio in northern Italy is home to one of the region's most well-known medieval castles.  Seen in this drone video by Alberto Ardit, the Castle of Avio is situated  in Trentino, the southernmost of the two provinces that make up the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region of Italy.  First mentioned in a document in the 11th century, the castle is distinguished by its three lines of walls and five tours.  It is situated in a strategic position in the valley of the Adige River, Italy's second-longest waterway.

Also known variously as Pragser Wildsee and Lake Prags, Lake Braies is a tiny but picturesque lake in the Prags Dolomites in the South Tyrol province of northern Italy. The lake, which sits at an elevation of about 1.5k meters or just under 5k feet above sea level, covers an area of less than 80 acres. During the end of World War II, the lake was where many high value prisoners from concentration camps in Germany were transported to Tyrol.  Check out this beautiful alpine lake from above in this drone video by Mark_fisio. 

Italy's Trentino-Alto Adige region consists of two distinct provinces: South Tyrol and Trentino; confusingly, the former is the northern of the two.  Together, they represent the southern half of the historical region known as Tyrol, which was territory of Austro-Hungaria prior to World War I but only the northern part of which is part of modern-day Austria.  In this magnificent drone video by electricife, you'll get an aerial tour of an area where the two "halves: of Trentino-Alto Adige meet: the adjacent Sella and Gardena Passes.   

Taking us by drone and ground camera through the Italian Dolomites is top AirVuz contributor, drone pilot, and world traveler HikeTheWorld. The mountain range is located in northeaster Italy and forms a part of the Southern Limestone Alps. He’ll take us near the Three Peak of South Tyrol - the Cima Grande, Cima Occidentale,  and Cima Piccola - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, near the one-minute mark. There are plenty of other historic spots and ancient villages along this journey as well. 

Contributor, drone pilot, and former Drone Video of the Week winner msember created this stunning drone video from the mountains of northern Italy.  Much of the video was shot around the Dolomite Mountains, a sub-chain of the Southern Limestone Alps which runs across much of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region as well as parts of the neighboring region of Verona. The video also features some great footage of Lake Como, the famous freshwater body in the foothills of the Alps in the Lombardy region.  

Rise and fall with the sun as it casts it light upon the the Dolomites in this impressive aerial footage from contributor electriclife.  Across the snow-capped mountain range, the warmth of sunrise wakes up the aerial scene, then shadows grow long as the day passes by, and finally, the sunset wraps itself around the peaks as though its tucking them in for the night.  The Dolomites are a subrange of the Southern Limestone Alps.  They sit across three provinces: Belluno, South Tyrol, and Trentino.  

Check out these spectacular drone views of a castle town in northern Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro drone, he filmed the area around the town of Arco in the province of Trentino, part of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region.  The "star" of the show is the hilltop Arco Castle, which sits atop a rock spur overlooking the town and the surrounding Sarca Valley.  Dating to around the 10th century AD, the castle was abandoned during the Wars of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century.   

AirVuz contributor Gabriele Gatti put together this excellent aerial highlight reel showing some of his favorite peaks of Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  First up is Mt. Seceda, which rises to a peak elevation of just over 2.5k meters above sea level (around 8.265k ft.).  Then it's on to the somewhat taller Mt. Sassolungo, followed by Mt. Marmolada, the highest Dolomite, which rises 3.35k meters (a bit over 10.4k ft.).  The last stop is the Sella group, which lies just north of Marmolada and whose highest peak is just a bit lower.  

In this video, AirVuz contributor ClearSky brings us some excellent aerial videos from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  The video features the following locations: Sasso Pordoi, Monte Christallo, Cima Cadin, and Lagazuoi in the Belluno province of the Veneto region; Geisler Alm, Seceda, and Langkofel in the South Tyrol province of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region; Valporola in Belluno; and Lago di Braies back in South Tyrol.  Known for their sharp peaks, the Dolomites are part of the Northern Limestone Alps.  

Check out these fantastic drone videos from northern Italy, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Mauro Sciambi.  The video was shot in Trentino, the southernmost of the two provinces of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region.  The area filmed is just to the northeast of Lake Garda, in the Adige River Valley just south of the Dolomite Mountains.  Among the video's highlights are some stunning shots of the hilltop Besenello Castle, one of the largest fortifications of the Italian Alps region.  

Check out this excellent drone video of a well-known castle town in northern Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Max232.  The town of Bruneck is located in the province of South Tyrol, its German-sounding name a function of the province being a territory of Austria-Hungary prior to World War I.  Bruneck lies at the confluence of the Rivers Ahr and Rienz, in the Puster Valley.  The town came to prominence in the late Middle Ages, when it sat astride an important trade route between Venice and Augsburg (in modern-day Germany).  

See the famous Val Gardena valley in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy in this drone video by top AirVuz contributor and pilot Chris Borg. Located in the South Tyrol Province of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region, the valley is known as a hot spot for mountain sports of all stripes. After showing us the beautiful mountains around Val Gardena, the video will take you to the Garni Hotel Pro Palmer, a hotel filled with old-world charm and exquisite views of the Val Gardena valley and Dolomites mountains.

Check out this drone video of a well-known mountain castle in northern Italy, compliments of contributor Macgiver.  It's called Runkelstein Castle (Castel Roncolo), and it's in the commune of Ritten in South Tyrol.  The structure took most of its modern form in the 14th century, when a merchant family gained control of what was then a badly damaged fortification.  It underwent a series of ownership changes and fell into disrepair, before being "rediscovered" during the early 19th century Romanticists and later restored.

Part of what makes the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy so attractive is their accessibility.  Part of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are shared between the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto Regions.  With altitudes of a little over 3.3k meters above sea level (about 11k ft.), they are far easier to reach compared to the taller peaks to the west.  This opens up endless possibilities for drone pilot to film the hikes as well as the spectacular piece, as you'll see in this amazing video by Alessandro_Campo.   

Check out this fantastic drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in Italy's South Tyrol province, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot copter one.  The Schlern has a peak altitude of just under 2.6k meters above sea level or around 8.4k ft.  The mountain's peak is called Santner Spitze in honor of Johann Santner who first reached it in 1880.  Its Germanic name, common to many of the Dolomite Peaks, is a vestige of the fact that South Tyrol was under control of the Austro-Hungarian Empire prior to World War I.  

Talented pilot Muhamad AbuShakra is taking us back to the Dolomites in all their glory in the height of autumn colors. Shot with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro, he’ll give us a variety of shots from South Tyrol, never afraid to fly into the fog or right above the glassy water provided by glacial lakes. Also known as the Pale Mountains, the range was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August of 2009. 

Take a tour of the Italian Dolomite Mountains in this fantastic piece by AirVuz contributor BvdB Productions.  Part of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites run across three provinces: Trentino and South Tyrol in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region plus the Belluno Province of the Veneto Region.  The video features footage of some of the range's most iconic spots, including the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen), Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee), the Gardena (Passo Gardena), and the Val di Funes.

There's something about the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy that makes them stand out even amongst some tough competition from across the Alps system.  It's not their height - the highest peak in the range is "only" about 3.3k meters (just under 11k ft.) - Mt. Blanc and Monte Rosa would tower over them.  Rather, it's the crazily shaped jagged peaks that make the range seem so other-worldly.  See how top contributor Electriclife does an amazing job bringing these limestone wonders to life.

Check out these magnificent 4k drone views of Italy's Pordoi Pass, compliments of AirVuz contributor Kpax.  One of the highest passes through the Dolomite Mountains, Pordoi connects the town of Arabba in the Belluno Province (Veneto Region) with Canazei in the neighboring province of Trentino in the Trentino-Alto Adige Region.  The pass has an altitude of just over 2.2k meters above sea level (around 7.35k ft.); only Stella Pass has a higher altitude.