Veneto, Italy from the Sky

Enjoy the beauty of some of the most beautiful spots in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy in this aerial reel by AirVuz contributor and pilot A New Maverick. The piece opens with shots of Venice, the floating city on the Adriatic Sea which also happens to be the regional capital.  From there, you'll head out into the famous vineyards which are found in the region's transition zone between the Alps and the Po River Valley plain.  The region grows mostly Glera, Garganega, and Corvina Veronese grapes.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Richard Beresford Harris brings us this stunning drone video from one of the most iconic scenes in the Alps: the Tre Cime di Lavaredo mountain formation in northeastern Italy.  Also known (in German) as the Drei Zinnen, the three peaks are located on the border between the province of South Tyrol in the Trentino-Algo-Adigion region and the province of Belluno in the neighboring region of Veneto.  The tallest of the three peaks stands 9.8k ft. above sea level or about 3k m.  

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.

Top AirVuz contributor used a DJI Mini 4 Pro drone to create this stunning aerial tour of Venice, Italy.  The video opens with an epic shot of the St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), which is the aesthetic heart of Venice.  At the :16 mark, you'll see the Rialto Bridge, the oldest of the spans across the Grand Canal, followed by the tiny island of San Giorgio Maggiore.  Other highlights include the church of Santa Maria della Salute (:58), a stunning shot of St. Mark's Campanile (1:30), and more. 

Check out these stunning drone videos of Venice, Italy, compliments of award-winning AirVuz contributor freeway prod.  Shot for French TV with a DJI Inspire 2 drone, the video opens with a shot facing east along the Grand Canal towards St. Mark's Square. At the :20 mark, there's an excellent shot of the Santa Maria della Salute church, on the opposite side of the Grand Canal from St. Mark's.  Other featured locations include San Giorgio Maggiore island (:40), the Rialto Bridge (1:04), the island of Burano (starting at 1:49), and more.  

Top AirVuz content creator Alberto Ardit brings us this DVOW nominated film from northeastern Italy.  The video makes some very impressive use of timelapses and color-grading to show different spots in the Veneto Region under varying lighting conditions.  The locations featured are the old port city of Venice, the Cinque Torri masif in the Dolomite Mountains, Monte Grappa in the Venetian Prealps, the town of Lio Piccolo on the Venetian Lagoon, and the town of Badoere in the province of Treviso.

Top AirVuz contributor AndreaSagui earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this outstanding video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  The video was filmed at sunrise over Val di Zoldo, a commune in the province of Belluno (itself part of the region of Veneto).  It includes shots of Monte Pelmo, a prominent Dolomite peak, which has a summit elevation of about 10.4k ft. above sea level (3.2k m).  The Dolomite Mountains are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and are spread across several provinces.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner denisbarbas used the new DJI Mavic 3 drone to create this stunning aerial video of Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  With its Hasselbad 4/3 sensor and telephoto lens, the new DJI quad is a perfect platform for filming some of the world's most spectacular alpine landscapes.  The Dolomite Mountains are part of the Southern Limestone Alps.  Known for their spectacular rocky peaks more than for their sheer altitude, the Dolomites are spread across several provinces of northeastern Italy.  

Top contributor Mauro Sciambi gives us this unique perspective of the great Italian city of Padua.  Featuring gimbal-stabilized as well as first person view (FPV) drone footage, the video opens with shots of the city's two most iconic locations: the oval known as the Prato della Valle, and the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua.  Later on, you'll fly along the Bacchiglione River and tear through the city's great public squares.  Located about 25 mi. (around 40 km) west of Venice, Padua was the setting for Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.

Sgaggio89 created this marvelous drone video of Cinque Torri, a group of mountains in northeastern Italy.  Cinque Torri is in Belluno, one of the provinces of the Veneto region.  The masif makes up the southwestern boundary of the valley of Cortina d'Ampezzo, the most popular resort town in the Dolomites.   The highest peak in the group is around 2.36k meters (about 7.75k ft.).  Cinque Torri was the scene of intense artillery duels between Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces during the First World War.

AirVuz contributor AndreaSagui earned a Finalist spot for the Drone Video of the Week contest in late 2023 with this stunning piece from Giau Pass in the Dolomite Mountains of northeastern Italy.  The pass connects the municipalities of Cortina d'Ampezzo (home of Italy's most famous ski resort) with Colle Santa Lucia.  It's in Belluno, one of the seven provinces which make up Italy's Veneto region.  The Dolomites, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps, are shared with the neighboring Trentino-Aldo-Adigio region.  

While the Dolomite Mountains are not the highest peaks in the Alps chain, they are among the most visuially spectacular.  In this drone video by top AirVuz contributor AndreaSagui, you'll get an aerial view of the Dolomites in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy.  Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are spread over several provinces of the Veneto and Trentino-Alto-Adigio regions.  This video was picked by the AirVuz editorial staff as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week in late May of 2024.  

Top contributor Enrico Pescantini created this amazing drone video of a magnificent church built into the side of a mountain in the province of Verona in northern Italy.  The  Santuario Madonna della Corona was originally a hermitage.  It appears to have been built into a sheer cliff face in the Monte Baldo range, which sits across the Trentino and Verona provinces.  Constructed in the 16th century, the structure was virtually inaccessible due to the treacherous access path which has been recently modernized.  

The Dolomites aren't the tallest mountains in Europe, but they are definitely amongst the most majestic.  Spread across several provinces of northeastern Italy, the Dolomites are part of the Northern Limestone Alps.  In this drone video by Dream to Fly, you'll get an aerial tour of these magnificent mountains, whose peaks range up to almost 11k ft. above sea level (around 3.4k m).  At about the 2:00 mark, there's an amazing shot of the Three Peaks of Lavaredo (Tre Cime di Lavaredo or Drei Zinnen).  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist davidpardo71 brings us this stunning drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Most of the video was shot over the province of Belluno, one of the seven (including the Metropolitan City of Venice) which make up the region of Veneto.  Featured locations include Lake Fedèra, Lake Antorno, Lake Misurina, the famous three-peaked mountain massif of Tres Cimes di Lavaredo (which lies on the border with the province of South Tyrol), Mt. Paterno, and the Cadini Group of mountains.    

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner BashirAbuShakra brings us this stunning drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  The video footage was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 over the course of a seven day solo trek through the mountains, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and which cover parts of several provinces in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions.  It includes some epic shots of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) massif, on the border of the South Tyrol and Belluno provinces.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist denisbarbas brings us this fantastic drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Much of the footage was shot around the magnificent three peak formation known variously as Tre Cime di Lavaredo (in Italian), Drei Zinnen (in German) or the Three Merlins.  Lying on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region and the province of Belluno in the Veneto Region, they represent one of the most iconic sights of the entire Alps Mountains.  

Prepare to be blown away by this drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor Cst FPV.  The highly cinematic piece was filmed using a DJI Air 2S gimbal-stabilized drone for "setup" shots and a first person view (FPV) quad for the fast-moving mountain surfing sequences.  Among the video's many highlights are some epic shots of the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) formation, a three peak mountain on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno.  

Take in these glorious views of Italy's Dolomite Mountains, compliments of AirVuz contributor and drone pilot AndreaSagui.  The video was filmed in the region of Veneto, one of the two main regions over which the distinctive-looking chain is spread (the other being the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region, to the west).  The Dolomites are part of the Southern Limestone Alps mountains.  This video was picked by the AirVuz editorial staff as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest in early March of 2023.  

Verona is the second largest city in northeastern Italy's Veneto region, after Venice.  Like Venice, Verona is considered one of Italy's great cultural centers; among other distinctions, it was the setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.  Lying just to the west of Verona is Sirmione, a small town at the south end of Lake Garda, which is Italy's largest lake and the border with neighboring Lombardy.  In this video, contributor FreD does a marvelous job of filming both of these treasures with a drone.  

Contributor Nathan Jermy created this beautiful aerial mini-tour of Venice, the most well known city in northeastern Italy.  Shot across the islands that make up the city, much of the footage is of the Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square); sitting at one end of the square, the tower of the Church of St. Mark is the city's most recognizable sight.  James Bond fans will instantly recognize the Piazza: in the 1977 classic Moonraker (#12 in the series), 007 (played by Roger Moore) arrives in the Piazza on a gondola.  

Contributor and drone pilot Dronextravelxearth created this amazing video of a paraglider in the Venetian Prealps Mountains of northern Italy. The area filmed is Lessinia, a region of Veneto in the northeastern part of the country, just north of Verona.  Sitting between the Venetian Plain and the taller Dolomite Mountains to the north, the Venetian Prealps offer some spectacular and highly accessible alpine scenery.  Ride along with this paraglider for an epic ride in these amazing foothills.  

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 Luca T used a DJI Mavic Air drone to create this beautiful aerial of Italy's largest lake: Lago di Garda.  The video features footage of Lazise and Bardolino, two towns on the eastern shore of the lake, both of which are in the Verona province of the Veneto region.  You'll also get a bird's eye view of Sirmione, which lies at the end of a long and narrow peninsula off the southern shore of the lake.  Sirmione is part of Brescia, one of the dozen provinces which make up the Lombardy region.  

Contributor nicolaf degauls created this stunning drone video of Mt. Faloria in northeastern Italy. It's part of the Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy's most well known ski area, which is situated in the Belluno province of the Italy's Veneto region.  Cortina d'Ampezzo has appeared in numerous feature movies (including in installments of the James Bond and Pink Panther series), and it also hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics.  At the Olympics, the Men's Giant Slalom event was held on the slopes of Faloria.

Check out this excellent "dronelapse" video from the Italian city of Belluno, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot nicolaf degauls.  The city is the capital of its namesake province, the northernmost of the seven which make up the Veneto Region in the northeastern part of the country.  The city is the primary city in the eastern Dolomites, a subchain of the Northern Limestone Alps which is shared with the two provinces in the neighboring region of Trentin-Alto-Adigio that lies to the west.  

Contributor dronextravelxearth used a DJI Mavic Air drone to create this beautiful aerial video of two important fortifications in Italy's Verona province, part of its Veneto region.  The Castello di Montorio castle is a medieval castle located northeast of the city of Verona.  In the 19th century, the castle was armed with heavy artillery and became a defensive fortification for the provincial capital.  Nearby Forte Preara, which was built nearby in the 19th century, served a similar defensive purpose.  

Contributor Irisfilmproductions created this beautiful aerial tour of Treviso, a medium-sized city in northern Italy.  It's the capital of the province of the same name, which is part of the Veneto region that covers much of northeastern Italy.  An ancient city, for several centuries it was part of the Venetian Empire.  While it still stands in the shadow of the great city of Venice, Treviso is a notable center for fashion and design.  The city was also of high strategic importance during World War I.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Alberto Ardit used a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to create this beautiful aerial view of a small town near the Italian city of Venice.  The town of  Lio Piccolo sits on a series of canal-connected islets in the northeastern part of the Venetian Lagoon, a nearly-enclosed body of water off the Adriatic Sea, in which the island-city of Venice is situated.   Located in the heart of the largest wetland area in the Mediterranean, the area is known in part for its extensive bird life.  

Contributor Alberto Ardit used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this stunning video of Monte Grappa, a mountain in northern Italy.  It sits in the Vicenza, Treviso, Belluno provinces of the Veneto region. Part of the Venetian Prealps range, its peak reaches an altitude of about 1.8k meters (around 5.8k ft.).  Monte Grappa was the scene of a well known battle in World War I: in late 1917, Italian forces here stopped an advance by the Central Powers which threatened to break into the Venetian Plain.

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.  

AirVuz contributor Travel and Drones brings us this fantastic drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  The video features three separate mountain passes, all of which lie in the province of Belluno.  Giau pass connects the Cortina d'Ampezzo with Colle Santa Lucia and Selva di Cadore, at an altitude of 2.2k meters above sea level (7.3k ft.).  Falzarego Pass, at 2.1k meters (6.9k ft.) connects Cortina d'Ampezzo with Agordo.  Just to the west of Falzarego is Valparola Pass, at an altitude of just under 2.2k meters/7.1k ft..

Prepare to be blown away by this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone reel from the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, compliments of top contributor and FPV pilot b1z10_fpv.  The video features some spectacular FPV footage captured from across the region, ranging from cultural treasures like the Scaliger Bridge in Verona to the mighty Dolomite Mountains.  You'll also be treated to some nice action shots of BMX-ers, paragliders, and more.  This video was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in October, 2022.  

Check out these amazing drone views of Italy's Lake Garda, compliments of top contributor and pilot Smartfan.  The first featured spot is the commune of Lasize, which lies on the lake's southeastern shore in the province of Verona in the Veneto Region.  Then it's on to Malcesine, a town on Garda's northeastern shore on the slope of Monte Baldo.  Then it's on to two spots on the western side of the lake, in the Brescia Province of Lombardy: the Isola del Garda, the lake's largest island, and the town of Toscolano-Maderno.

Contributor Luca T. created this beautiful bird's eye view of a medieval era castle in northern Italy.  It sits atop a hill overlooking the town of Soave in Verona, one of the provinces which makes up the Veneto region of the country.  The castle dates to the 10th century AD, possibly earlier, although it's been modified extensively.  Its outer wall was built by the Venetians in the 15th century. It is sometimes referred to as a Scaliger castle in reference to the family which ruled Verona in the 13th and 14th centuries.  

Here's a beautiful bird's eye view of a commune in northeastern Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Energy Butterfly.  The name of the town is Alleghe, and it's in the province of Belluno, which is part of the Veneto region.  Alleghe sits on a lake of the same name, which was formed only a little over 200 years ago in a giant mountain landslide.  The town sits beneath Mt. Civetta, which is a popular climbing spot and has a peak elevation of about 3.2k meters (a bit over 10.5k ft.) above sea level.

Contributor Alessandro created this outstanding drone video of the War Memorial atop Monte Grappa, a mountain in the Veneto region of northern Italy.  The video focuses on the memorial located atop the mountain commemorating the Battle of Monte Grappa in the First World War.  Built in 1935, the site is the final resting place for remains of over 12,600 soldiers.  It's just a small fraction of those killed in this important clash, which took place in late 1917 and threatened to knock Italy out of the war.  

Check out these  sunset drone views of the Italian city of Venice, compliments ofAlberto Ardit.  The video opens with a shot of the San Giorgio Maggiore church on the small island of the same name, on the south side of the Grand Canal.  Starting at about :15 there is an epic timelapse shot of the St Mark's Campanile tower on the north side of the Grand Canal and the Santa Maria della Salute church on its southern side.  Starting at about :30 there's a great pull out shot from the Campanile, revealing the adjacent St. Marks Cathedral.

Contributor and pilot Marcodeb created this remarkable drone video of Mt. Tofana, one of the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  It's one of the main mountains of the Cortina D'Ampezzo, the most popular ski resort in the Dolomites.  Located in the Belluno province of the Veneto region, the ski resort was the filming location for a famous ski chase scene in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only (1981), the 13th in the series.  In the scene, 007 (Roger Moore) gets shot at repeatedly while skiing down Tofana.

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.  

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.

Tre Cime di Lavaredo (also known by its German name, Drei Zinnen, are some of the most distinctive looking mountains in the Dolomites of northern Italy.  Once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they now sit on the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto-Adigio regions of Italy.  The mountains appeared (in computer-modified form) in the 2018 Star Wars deriviative: Solo: A Star Wars Story.  You can seen them from a drone's perspective in this amazing video by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Alberto Ardit.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist davidpardo71 brings us this stunning drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Filmed with a DJI Air 2S during the sunrise hours, the video features footage from the following locations: the Alpe de Siusi region in the province of South Tyrol; Lago Fedèra, an alpine lake in the province of Belluno; the Grupo Cadini mountain group, in South Tyrol; and the famous Tres Cimes de Lavaredo formation, which lies on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno.  

Italy's Venetian Lagoon is one of the world's most famous.  It's formed by the islands of the city of Venice and neighboring islands, which nearly separate the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea.  It has a surface around of around 515 square km, or just over 200 square miles, including the islands within it.  The lagoon was only formed about 6,000 years ago.  Largely covered by mud flats and tidal shallows, the lagoon is the largest wetland area in the Mediterranean Basin.  Check it out from above in this drone video by Sauron82. 

Check out this drone video of a famous landmark on Italy's Lake Garda, compliments of AirVuz contributor JTDRONE-Prea.  It's the Scaligero Castle in the town of Malcesine, on the eastern shore of Italy's largest lake.  Not to be confused with the Scaligero Castle in Sirmione, at the southern tip of the lake, both landmarks are named after the same family: the Della Scala's, who ruled from the city of Verona and controlled much of the region of Veneto for most of the Middle Ages.  Most of the castle dates to the 13th century.  

Contributor and pilot Luke Bussola brings us this drone video of a beautiful spot overlooking Lake Garda in northern Italy.  The village is called Crero, and it lies on the hills over the lake's eastern shores, in the province of Verona.  It's part of the municipality of Torri del Benaco.  The picturesque town lies about a half hour northwest of the city of Verona, the provincial capital.  Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy; it's "shared" by the Trentino-Alto-Adigio, Lombardy, and Veneto regions.   

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.

Rise and fall with the sun as it casts it light upon the Dolomites in this impressive aerial footage from contributor Dronescapes by Atellani.  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 it's 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.  

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. 

The mountain lakes in Northern Italy’s Dolomites region are a thing to behold. The ice-cold glacial lakes, crystal clear mountain lakes, and refreshing bathing lakes are all filled with some of the cleanest water around. In this drone video by Alberto Aedit, you'll see a small, heart-shaped lake called Coldai.  It's nestled in the rocky edges at 2.1k meters (around 7k ft.) in the province of Belluno.  The 4K film explores the lake and takes multiple vantage points of the surrounding mountains.

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.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Dani Massaro brings us this stunning drone video from the Monte Baldo range of northern Italy.  The video was shot over the part of the masif which runs along the eastern side of Lake Garda in the region of Veneto.  The ridge here is reachable by cable car from the town of Malcesine, on the shores of Lake Garda.  Monte Baldo extends in a generally northeastern direction from here, running into the province of Trento in the neighboring region of Trentino-Alto-Adigio.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Above the Fray brings us this fantastic drone video of Italy's San Martino Castle.  With elements of its structure dating to the 10th or 11th centuries, the castle sits on a hill overlooking the town of Vittorio Veneto in Treviso, one of the provinces of Italy's Veneto region.  Modified to become a true castle by the Carraresi family, it came under control of Venice during the Renaissance period, at which point it fell into disuse.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone. 

Check out this amazing drone video of a famous mountain pass in northern Italy, compliments of contributor Dake1979.  It's called Giau Pass, and it's located in Belluno, the northernmost of the six provinces of the Veneto region (not including the Metropolitan City of Venice).  Giau Pass connects the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo (home of Italy's most well-known ski resort) with the communes of  Colle Santa Lucia and Selva di Cadore.  The elevation of the pass is just over 2.2k meters, or a bit over 7.3k ft. above sea level.  

Check out these stunning drone views of Italy's Dolomite Mountains, compliments of brand-new contributor and pilot AndreaSagui.  The video was filmed over Croda Da Lago, a massif located in the province of Belluno in the Veneto region.  Located near the fabled ski resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Croda Da Lago is accessible via an 8 mi. (12.5 km) round-trip trek of moderate difficulty, which affords an elevation gain of about 2.6k ft. or around 800 m.   The Dolomite Mountains are part of the Southern Limestone Alps.  

Lake Santa Croce (Lago di Santa Croce) is a popular recreational lake in northern Italy.  It's located in Belluno, the northernmost of the seven provinces which make up the country's Veneto region. It's located a short distance east of the provincial capital and about an hour's drive north of Venice on Route A27.  It's located in the hills just north of the  Venetian Plain, at an elevation of about 385 meters above sea level or around 1.25k ft.  Check out the beautiful scene from above in this drone video by Sauron82. 

In this excellent drone video by Travel and Drones you'll explore some lesser known spots around Lake Garda in northern Italy.  The first part of the video was shot on Monte Baldo, which runs along the eastern shore of Italy's largest lake in the provinces of Trentino and Verona.  The next stop is a bit to the north: the medieval castle on the shores of Lake Toblino in Trento.  The last stop is Fort Ardietti, a 19th century fortification just south of Lake Garda in Verona, near the border with the province of Brescia.  

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.).  

AirVuz contributor and pilot nicomazz brings us this outstanding drone video record of a day hiking trip to Mt. Averau in Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  The trip begins in the Giau Pass, which runs between Averau and its neighbor into the valley of the Cortina d'Ampezzo.  As you follow the party on their route along the via Ferrata Ra Gusela to the top of the 2.65k meters (just under 8.7k ft.) Averau mountain, you'll get a great view of the surrounding scenery, including (at about the :30 mark) the Cinque Torri.  

The church of Madonna della Corona in northern Italy is perched improbably on a cliff of Monte Baldo overlooking the Adige River in the province of Verona.  Dating to the 16th century, it was meticulously reconstructed during the 1970s.  It's just a few km/mi east of Lake Garda, about an hour's drive northwest of the province's (namesake) capital city.    It's a sight which is perhaps best appreciated by drone, as you'll see in this outstanding aerial video of the church by AirVuz contributor Travel and Drones.   

Avid travelers and talented drone pilots HikeTheWorld are taking us to the Dolomites in this incredible piece. Located in northeastern Italy, the Dolomites were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August of 2009. Also known as the Pale Mountains, they were the front line between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces in WWI. A number of famous footpaths traverse through the Dolomites, the most renowned being Alta Via 1. Their unique structure and coloring can be seen in this drone video. 

Content creator and drone pilot nicolaf degauls created this beautiful hyperlapse of the city of Belluno in northern Italy.  It's the capital of the province of the same name, the northernmost of the seven which make up the Veneto region.  Belluno is the largest and most important city in the eastern part of the Dolomite Mountains which run through a significant area of northeastern Italy.  Situated at the confluence of two of the region's more important rivers, the city was founded in the third century BC.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Feeling Drone - Guillermo García brings us this stunning aerial video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Shot with a DJI Air 2S, the video will take you over this land of dramatic peaks, magnificent rock formations, and crystal blue alpine lakes.  Specific locations include Lake Braies, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) massif on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno, and more.  The Dolomite Mountains are part of the Southern Limestone Alps.

The Po River is Italy's longest waterway.  Rising in the Italian Alps, the great river flows over 400 miles (around 650 km) on a generally eastern course, breaking up into a series of distributaries which flow into the Adriatic Sea.  In this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor Dream to Fly, you'll get an aerial view of the great delta of the river, in the region of Veneto.  Just south of the Venetian Lagoon, this is the active part of the delta, which also covers a portion of the region of Emilia Romagna.  

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.  

Among the more improbable-looking marvels of northern Italy is the Madonna della Corona Church, which is seemingly built right into the side of a cliff.  Seen from above in this drone video by otis72@virgilio.it, it's located on the side of Monte Baldo, just to the east of Lake Garda in the province of Verona.  Originally the site of a monastery, the church was built in the 16th century.  Virtually inaccessible for centuries, the church slipped into disrepair before being restored in the 20th century and made accessible via a new path.  

Contributor Travel and Drones brings us this fantastic drone video of the multi-peak mountain in northern Italy known variously as the Three Peaks of Lavaredo (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) and the Three Merlins (Drei Zinnen).  The middle and tallest peak, known as Cima Grande or Große Zinne in Italian and German, respectively, has an elevation of 3k meters above sea level (about 9.8k ft.)  Part of the Dolomite Mountains, the peaks straddle the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno in the  Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions, respectively.  

Take in these stunning drone views of the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Travel and Drones.  The video was filmed in the area around Giau Pass, which connects the popular ski area of the Cortina d'Ampezzo with the valleys to its southwest.  This area is part of the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto.  You will be treated to some spectacular aerial views of the famous rocky peaks of these mountains, which form part of the Southern Limestone Alps.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist rimroosjen used a DJI Mini 3 to create this stunning video from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  The eight oz. (249 g) quad does a phenomenomal job of showing off the beauty of these peaks, which form part of the Northern Limestone Alps and which run across provinces of the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions in the northeastern part of the country.  You'll soar over some of the most spectacular alpine sceney in Europe, complete with verdant meadows dotted by iconic churches.

Soar past a well-known medieval castle in Italy in this excellent first person view (FPV) drone video by AirVuz contributor stereofpv.  He earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list in August, 2022 with this piece from the Castle of Soave in the northern Italian province of Verona.  The structure, which was essentially a military fortification, sits atop a hill overlooking its namesake town.  It was built by the Scaligeri, members of the Della Scala family which ruled over much of the region during the 13th-14th centuries.  

Talented contributor Richard Beresford Harris brings us this fantastic drone video from the Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  The video features footage from a series of passes through these majestic peaks, which are part of the Northern Limestone Alps: Falzarego, which connects the towns of Agordo and Cortina d'Ampezzo in the province of Belluno; Pordoi, which connects the towns of Arabba (also in Beluno) with Canazei, in the province of South Tyrol; Gardena, in South Tyrol; and Sella, which connects the provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino.

Contributor Lucamares created this awesome drone video of Alpago, a small town in northern Italy.  It's situated in the Belluno province, one of the eight provinces which comprise Italy's Veneto region.  Alpago is located about an hour's drive north of Venice, in the area where the Venetian Plains transitions to the foothills known as the Venetian Prealps.  In the video, you'll also get a great bird's eye view of Lago di Santa Croce, an alpine lake which lies near the town.

Contributor dronextravelxearth created this beautiful aerial tour of the Italian city of Verona, the "second city" of the Veneto region after Venice.  It is considered one of the great cultural treasures of Italy, on a par with Florence and Venice.  The video includes footage of Teatro Roma, Ponte Pietra, Castel San Pietro, Duomo di Verona, Santuario Don Calabria, and the Adige River.  Ride along for this amazing bird's eye tour of the city, which was famously the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.  

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.

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner denisbarbas brings us this magnificent drone video from the Dolomite Mountains, which span across the Trentin-Alto-Adigion and Veneto Regions in northeastern Italy.  In the highly inspiring piece, you'll follow this talented content creator on a spiritual journey through some of the world's most stunning alpine scenery, with views ranging from the iconic Lake Lake Braies (Pragser Wildsee) in the province of South Tyol to the famed three-peaked Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen).  

Top contributor T-christ-T brings us this outstanding drone video from Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  Picked as a DVOW Finalist, the video was filmed over and around the formation known variously as Tre Cime di Lavaredo and Drei Zinnen, a three peak massif which forms the boundary between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno. The middle peak (Cima Grande) has an altitude of just over 9.8k ft. above sea level (3k m), while the two outer peaks (Cima Piccola and Cima Ovest) are 500 ft. (150 m) and 85 ft. (26 m) shorter, respectively.  

While Italy's Dolomites are far from the tallest mountains of Europe, they are no doubt amongst the most beautiful.  Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are known for their sharp ridges and extreme prominence.   With altitudes up to about 11k ft. above sea level (around 3.3k meters), the Dolomites run across several provinces of northern Italy, most notably the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno.  Check out the magnificent Dolomites in this spectacular piece by Dronescapes by Atellani.   

Known variously as the Three Peaks of Lavaredo (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) and the Three Merlins (Drei Zinnen), the three battlement peaks shown in this excellent drone video by Never Stop Exploring are one of the most iconic sites of the Alps.  The peaks are part of the Dolomite Mountains, which form part of the Southern Limestone Alps.  The middle and tallest peak, known as Cima Grande or Große Zinne, has an elevation of 3k meters above sea level or just over 9.8k ft.  The peaks straddle the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto.  

Explore the Veneto region of northeastern Italy by first person view (FPV) drone in this fantastic FPV travel piece by top AirVuz contributor b1z1o_fpv.  The video features footage from the cultural treasure of Venice (including the famed St. Mark's Basilica, the Cortina d'Ampezzo ski area in the Dolomite Mountains, the commune of Valeggio sul Mincio and the Sanctuary of Madonna del Corona in the province of Verona, Lake Garda (Italy's largest lake), and more.  This video was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in November, 2021.

Prepare to be blown away by this stunning first person view (FPV) drone video of a very brave highline walker in Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  Top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot b1z1o_fpv filmed slackliner Marco Milanese as he walked a line of over 300 ft. (about 100 m) strung between two ridges of the Bus de Tofana, which is part of the famous Cortina d'Ampezzo ski area in Belluno, one of the provinces of the region of Veneto.  The FPV footage from his 5" quad was supplemented with stabilized shots from a DJI Air 2.  

Check out this stunning 4k drone video of Venice, Italy by top AirVuz contributor and pilot Alta Movie srl.  Featuring a mix of drone and ground camera footage and brilliantly edited, the video will take you over the top sights of this cultural and historical treasure located in the northeastern part of the country.  In addition to incredible footage of the famous Venice canals, you'll be treated to epic views of the green-domed St. Marks Basilica, the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, St Mark's Campanile, the Santa Maria della Salute, and more.